One night stand with my daddy's best friend

pte

v

rowd and made it to the

hless, hands on the counter, t

er raised a brow an

ed relief," Linea deadpanned. He got

n be so mean

led her eyes. "

ll be needing him to fill our

scrunched up. "I don't think

e feeling no pain by the en

placed on the counter,

told me, then said to th

s out for a booth. "See?

n't se

lk him again? You hav

t just emptied." I nodded to th

raced ahead.

, and I quickly f

s onto the smooth polished table. "T

e curving my lips. "Finishing the cleaning in Ramona's k

her coat, running her fingers through her honey-blonde

nd. "Watch it.

p hair touched my bare neck. "Argh.

d far away from me, givi

up my drink and s

day night. It seemed everyone had clocked out after the work w

up, had a few beers, and relaxed. Not that the karaoke singer's

Linea frowned an

ed across the stage, tossing his non-

didn't know

nt to go up there and tell him to stop. I'v

eyed her.

es on her, I

eek's schedule..." "What? No. It'

g others by creating spick-and-span, organized havens for them. It was fulfill

ised both hand

r in the booth, blew out a breath, and shot a gaze around. I could name a

h anyone while my best friend was snapping different angles of her face to po

Clean houses. See the same

n...bored. I just wanted something different. Anything at all to

was

pical crowd at Busters, he was dressed to the nines. A black suit clung to his tall

as turned down, concentration fixed on his black umbrella. Wi

lifted. My h

Those stormy eyes bounced off me, and my breath caught. A sens

dy followed. Lean strength sparked th

ncing around. I'd lost myself there for a minute. Judging by the ladies turned in his direction,

a

out his face. "Oh my." She sat

My words came out

still on the man. "But really. Who is he? Where

m was potent, crackling like electricity. My

new? A

en sipped my beer. My insi

from all the people I knew-and love

bout it. I should, inste

reathtaking stranger

before had a one-night stand. It was something every confident woman should experience once in her life, ri

. He was wh

he same old same old.

One night of hot, meaningless sex. T

my nerves jumping. I was doi

hit on a hand

strings attached, fun night. And if the sex was ter

one walks up to him?" Linea'

t my hair. "

let him have at least one drink... Oh." Linea's

she asked

he drained

her my scarf. It'd get i

." Linea raised her empty bo

t of the booth. She followed suit. But as I headed for the bar, she dove into th

tranger's strong back. While others hunched over the

n his back. I bet his backside was muscular and taut. F

hair and relaxing my shoulders. So what if I scrubbed floors for a living? And

eyond the physical. We could be a one-night distract

t. The only indication he noticed my existence was the slight

ere softened by full lips and long lashes. His salt and pepper hair was pushed back from his forehead

g fingers, and I swallowed.

ky and low, despite my nerve

pooled with liquid

rub up against him. "You're not from around here," I

to me now, bro

wasn't sure where I found the voice to continue speaking. "I k

higher, gray eyes rivalin

could just be at the end of a bad day. A little f

could keep

ed cleavage. His throat worked for a second be

rough my veins. And yet...for a second, h

d. "Aww, come on. Everyo

ep everyone e

out at a bar all alon

noyed him. Was I so dull? A sinking feeling crowded in my belly. I looked be

ld you like to buy me a drink?" I leaned forward on my elbow. His eye

to his drink. "Maybe you should leav

opened my mouth and shut it.

I could put on his wor

ea

ard Linea, but she was caught up in cheering on the next karaoke singer

skin. But I kept my face down and walked, determined to

ed man like him in? I was just boring old Ava. And getting soaked in

it hadn't stopped. It was still falling around me, b

ok a step back, moving back under the rai

k earlier." He lowered his head, like the thought embarrassed him. The

ut he cut in. "It's th

ough me that he used my q

ot quite a smile pas

ted off. Not the way I'd hoped the night woul