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“Don’t get used to it.”
“I know better than that.”
*****
“When you said game room, I thought a pool table and perhaps a dart board. This is something else.” Todd took in the large room complete with a pool table, dart board, a bar, a card table and a big television facing some comfortable sofas.
The drapes, a pair of teal blue fabric was swept back from the floor to ceiling. The view was spectacular and even though the weather was nasty, the recent snow had dumped a brilliant and dazzling white over everything.
“Drink?”
“Oh, yes.” Todd ambled over to the bar and made himself comfortable on a well-padded stool. “I’m surprised you’re not in here every day.”
Brady poured the scotch and handed him a glass. “With work and the woman I love, this room gets neglected.”
“I suppose you have a point.” He took a sip of the scotch and almost wept in pleasure.
“This has to be the real deal right here. It’s like liquid gold.”
“I’m glad you like it,” Brady came around to take a seat on one of the stools. “Macayla loves brandy but she can’t drink because of the pregnancy. I stand in solidarity with her and drink what she can.”
Todd eyed him quizzically as he took some more careful sips. “I can tell when a man is really in love.”
“Have been for years.”
The other man nodded. “When she Issued the invite, I was floored. When she came walking into my little bar all those years ago, I thought to myself she must be lost. She just walked in like she owned the place. All confident and hands down the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen in real life.
She just stepped in and came over to the bar and told me what she was about.” He shook his head and took another couple of sips. “I tried to discourage her at first, but she was so determined she wouldn’t take no for an answer. That gal you have the great fortune to fall in love with, has spunk.”
“I know that.”
*****
“You like him.”
“He’s okay.” They were alone now. Brady had gave him two bottles of the scotch and the man had been effusive in his gratitude. “He is a little in love with you.”
“Get out.”
“Can you blame him?”
“You think he is and he walked out of here on his own strength?”
He grinned at that. “He’s also incredibly loyal to you. That puts him in my good books.”
“Those bottles of scotch costs a small fortune.”
“He’s your friend and like I said he sort of grows on you. He topped my record on the dart board.”
“Are you going to have a rematch?”
“Oh, absolutely.” He finished and capped the bottle. “Feel better about inviting him?”
“Yep.” Tugging at him, she shifted so that he was lying next to her. “You’re more than okay for a pretty white guy.”
“Why, thank you.” He shifted further until he was on top of her. “All through dinner and dessert, I wanted to taste you. I could barely control myself.” He touched his lips to her. “You had raspberry sauce on your lips that I wanted to lick off.”
Her heartbeat quickened. Lifting her hands, she wrapped them around his neck. “We’re all alone now.”
