Need You Now (Man of the Month 3) - Page 11

"Yeah? Guess it's good to know I'm getting my money's worth." He nodded toward Matthew's recently vacated seat, and she climbed up on the stool, happy to have been invited.

She hesitated for a second, then decided to face the elephant in the room head-on. "If what I touched was any indication, your money is very well spent."

He looked up, his head slightly cocked and his blue-gray eyes locked on hers. For a moment, time simply froze. Then he reached for his drink and took a long swallow. "What happened to your date?" he finally asked.

She lifted a shoulder. "I canceled. I wasn't in the mood."

"And yet here you are."

She swallowed, her mouth going dry as a shiver rippled up her spine. "Here I am."

"Are you in the mood for a drink?"

"Yeah," she said, matching his smile. "I think a drink sounds like a really great idea."

Chapter Four

Cam lifted a hand, signaling for Eric, who finished pouring a martini for a blonde at the far end of the bar, then came down to Cam and Mina's end. "Another?" Eric asked, nodding at Cam's half-full drink.

Cam nodded, then downed the last of the bourbon and water in one swallow. Because with Mina right there beside him, he needed all the courage he could gather, liquid or otherwise. "And something for Mina, too," he said. "A dirty martini with the blue cheese olives?" He'd taken her order enough to know that was one of her favorite drinks.

"Not tonight," she said. "Just a glass of wine. Let's do a Pinot Noir," she told Eric. "You pick the label."

"You got it," Eric said.

"Not your usual," Cam said as soon as Eric returned with their drinks.

She took a sip, then nodded approval before turning to him with the hint of a smile. "Maybe I want to keep my wits tonight."

The smile widened, revealing a small dimple that Cam thought was about the sexiest thing he'd ever seen. He forced himself to look away, concentrating on his bourbon and kicking himself for ordering the second one. Because right then he was feeling far too bold. And he was still sober enough to worry about making a complete and total ass of himself.

After all, it wasn't as if she'd come to The Fix looking for him. She'd come because she worked there. Because she wanted to have a drink and see her friends.

Cam didn't even factor into the equation.

But she's sitting next to you now, the little devil on his shoulder said. And, dammit, the little devil was right.

Too bad Cam wasn't entirely sure what to do about that interesting reality.

For a moment, silence hung between them. Then he stood, his feet balanced on the crossbar of the stool as he leaned over the bar and grabbed a menu from the prep area. "We should get food," he said, in response to her raised eyebrows.

"You need to look at the menu? How long have you worked here?"

He shot her a sideways glance. "I thought you might want to take a look." He tossed the menu, unopened, back into the work area. "But never mind. I'll order for both of us."

"A man who takes charge." She took a sip of her Pinot Noir, then settled back on her stool. "I like it."

He knew she was teasing, of course, but that didn't change the fact that her words seemed to fill the air between them, buzzing and humming with unexplored potential.

He drew another breath and told himself to quell the fantasies. This was just Mina. And she didn't see him as anyone other than just Cam.

Once again he lifted his hand to get Eric's attention. "Spinach and Mushroom Risotto Balls along with the Cheeseburger Fries." He flashed a grin toward Mina. "Friday night food."

"Hell, yeah," she said, as the warm glow of her approval filled him.

Good God, he had it bad.

Eric put in the order, Cam and Mina sipped their drinks, and the band finished out their current number, a rockabilly tune that had the place hopping.

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