Page 17 of Diamonds in the Mud

“Carl is an ass,” Charlotte said without looking up.

“Agreed.” I laughed.

Charlotte smiled up at me. “What do you do?” she asked Jameson after she set down her phone.

“I’m a fitness trainer,” he answered, slightly surprising me.

The hell he was. I narrowed my eyes as I took a sip of my now warm beer.

“Where?” Charlotte asked.

“Red River Iron Gym,” Jameson answered. I stiffened, causing him to glance over at me. “Problems?”

I quickly shook my head and took another sip of my drink. “Bathroom break,” I said and waited for him to get out of the booth.

I made a beeline to where Aria and Tobias were slow dancing.

“Sorry, stealing your woman for a few,” I called out as I yanked Aria with me towards the bathroom.

“Hey, I was just about to get lucky.” Aria laughed.

“Not on my watch,” I joked back. When we were locked in the bathroom stall together, I took a couple of deep breaths and closed my eyes. “What in the hell am I doing?” I asked her as she yanked up her shiny golden skirt on the sheer dress she’d worn and started to pee.

“Having a good time with an incredibly sexy man.” Aria wiggled her blonde eyebrows.

“I think he’s a Reaper,” I whispered. I didn’t know who else was in the bathroom.

Aria stilled. “The hell he is.” She narrowed her eyes and then stood and flushed the toilet.

I figured since I was here… I pulled my pants down and went.

“No way.” Aria shook her head. “Him?”

I nodded. “Yup.” I closed my eyes. “Why? Why do all the sexy men that cause me to soak my panties have to be so out of reach?”

“Sweetie,” Aria said as she leaned against the door to the stall. “Does he know… about you?”

I nodded. “He said he picked up on it right away.”

Aria was quiet for a moment while I finished using the bathroom and flushed.

“Why didn’t you wear a dress?” she asked suddenly.

“Because then you couldn’t be the hottest one here tonight,” I teased as we stepped out of the stall to wash our hands.

She stopped me from walking out by laying a hand on my arm. “If he knows about you, then there are two possibilities. One, he’s using you, which I just don’t see him doing. The way he looks at you makes me think that it’s option two.”

“Which is?” I asked.

Aria smiled. “Sweetie, he’s just as horny as you are and you should strap in and enjoy that ride for as long as you can hold on.”

I laughed.

She was right. As we stepped out into the bar again, the moment Jameson spotted me, I saw the spark in his eyes.

Yeah, this was either going to be the best night of my life or I’d hit the ground after being bucked off the sexiest ride in town.

Chapter Five