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Xander laughed. “You, sprite – it was all you. Do you think we need to get out of the habit of calling it just the bar?”
She frowned. “Probably. But do you think that the name’s right?”
He grinned. “I do. I think it’s perfect.”
“You don’t think it’s too girly?”
He shook his head adamantly. “No. When you think about traditional sports bar names, they usually convey something different than what we are.”
She raised her eyebrows.
“Think about it, they usually have names that end in Spot or Lounge or…” He laughed. “Okay, so maybe not. But to my mind, usually the name of a sports bar sounds a lot like the name of a dive bar. That’s not what we want to convey because that’s not what we are. The way it is, I think the men will find all the appeal they need in the fact that they can come and watch the games there, and the women will be reassured that it’s somewhere where they won’t feel out of place.”
“Okay. I know you’re right. It’s just…”
He gave her a stern look. “I think you’re unsure of it because you chose it, and you need to get over that, sprite, you really do.”
She stuck her tongue out at him. “Okay, okay! I’ll try. Now, should we get going?” She got up from the table and took their dishes to the sink. A shiver ran down her spine when he came to stand behind her, resting his hands on the counter on either side of her hips.
He kissed the back of her neck, and she pressed her ass back against him. “I thought you said we didn’t have time for this?”
She turned around to face him, and he curled his arm around her waist, crushing her against him as he claimed her lips in a slow, deep kiss. When they came up for air, he winked and gave her a wicked smile. “We don’t. I just wanted to remind you of what’ll be waiting for you when we finally get home tonight.”
She cupped his face between her hands and pulled him down so that she could peck his lips. “You’re a cruel, cruel man, Xander Jacobs. You know that I’m not going to be able to get that out of my mind all day now.”
He smiled. “I do, and I also know that while your dirty little mind is thinking about what we’ll be doing later, you won’t have the time to worry about anything else. You’ll be too focused on getting through the day and getting me home to bed to worry about anything.”
She kissed him again. “And you tell me that I’m the smart one?”
He chuckled. “I’d say that we’re a pair together.”
She nodded happily. “We are, and I love you.”
“Love you more, sprite.”
~ ~ ~
Xander couldn’t help feeling guilty after he left Tori at the bar and made his way to the café where he was meeting Slade. He smiled when he saw Jade coming up the cobbled walkway toward him. She wasn’t due in to work until later, but she’d said that she’d get here as early as she could.
She gave him a puzzled smile as she approached. “Where are you off to? I thought we were all hands on deck this afternoon to get ready for the big night.”
“We are, Tori’s there already. I won’t be too long, it’s just that everyone’s in town and I’m going to catch up with a buddy.”
She pursed her lips. “So, you’re leaving the little lady to do all the work?”
He laughed. In the week that she’d been working with them, he’d figured Jade out. She definitely didn’t pull any punches, and she had a big heart. She picked at him for looking out for Tori, but if anything, she was just as protective of her as he was.
“It’s not like that, and you know it. Tori has friends in town, too. They all wanted to catch up with her, but she’s using being busy as an excuse to get out of it.”
Jade laughed. “She’s a smart cookie, that little lady of yours, isn’t she?”
Xander grinned. “She sure is. She’s amazing.”
Jade shook her head. “Well, since you’re slacking off and hanging out with your buddies, I’d better get my ass in there to give her a hand.”
He rolled his eyes. “Make me feel guilty, why don’t you?”
“I’m only playing with you. I get it. We have plenty of time to get everything ready for tonight. To tell you the truth, I told her that we didn’t really need to come in this early – and not because I don’t want to work – just because you guys have everything so well organized that there’s not going to be all that much extra to do.”
