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He reached out and took it from her. Their fingers faintly brushed each other. She lingered for a brief second then pulled her hand back.
“Just the way you like it.”
“Thanks, Candi.” He took a sip of it, and his eyes fluttered shut for a second before opening again.
Her heart quivered at the look of contentment on his face.
“It’s perfect.”
“Where’s my coffee?” Tanner asked. He feigned as if he was hurt, clutching his chest.
“It’s still in the kitchen. You can go grab it when you want.” She playfully shrugged her shoulder. It wasn’t Tanner who had captured her eye. He was a nice guy and moonlighted at The Commoner like Dallas. He was handsome and always had women visiting the bar hanging off him.
“That’s just wrong. Dallas is the meanest son of a—”
“Watch it, Tanner,” Dallas’s deep voice rumbled, cutting Tanner off.
It washed over her in waves and sent goosebumps down her arms. His gaze cut to Tanner, who held up his hands in defeat.
“Did you work today?” she asked.
He nodded, taking another sip of the coffee. She made a mental note to keep it coming for him. He wasn’t a man of many words that she was aware of. He was more the silent, brooding type who dripped sex appeal.
“Candi!” a voice called out behind her.
She glanced over her shoulder. Her boss, Adam, waved her down.
“I guess duty calls,” she said, turning toward to Dallas and Tanner. She backed away and spun on her heel before she said something crazy.
Like ask Dallas out for coffee or something when the bar closed.
Walking toward Adam, she could feel Dallas’s gaze on her. Well, if he was going to watch her, she’d put on a show. She swung her wide hips and flipped her hair over her shoulder.
“Hey, can you clock in now?” Adam asked once she stopped in front of him. He was already looking frazzled, and the night had barely begun.
“Sure. I don’t mind,” she said.
“You’ll take your normal area. Tina called off, and I’m going to try to see if Kate can come in.” He patted her on her shoulder while walking away.
She glanced back to Dallas and met his gaze from across the room. Her lips curved up in a small smile. She quickly made her way to the bar and grabbed her apron from behind it.
“Looks like it’s going to be a busy night,” Tony, the bartender, said.
“Hey, Tony. Guess so. That means good tips.” She laughed, tying the ties of her apron around her. She took straws and stuffed them in the front pockets, preparing herself.
“It better be. Daddy got bills to pay.” He laughed, too, wiping the counter down. The bar only had a few seats open. The patrons’ attention was on the basketball game.
“Don’t we all.” She snickered. Grabbing a pen, she headed out into the busy atmosphere and walked toward the table that Jenny, the hostess, had just seated.
The familiar sensation of being watched filled her. She glanced over toward where Dallas stayed posted and met his gaze. He didn’t act like he was looking anywhere else. He nodded to her, and she knew they were going to have a good night.
“Hi, I’m Candi,” she greeted the couple at the table with a smile.
With Dallas there, she’d have no worries.
Chapter Two
She always made his coffee just right.
