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“She was charming,” I say with faux sweetness. Really, I’m trying to tamp down the green dragon taunting me that she’s had something I might want to have, and she had no problem rubbing it in my face.
“I know how to pick ’em.” He raises his glass in a mock salute.
“Are there many more former conquests lingering around, waiting for me to go to the bathroom so they can get in your pants?” With a hand shading my brow, I scan the patio.
His left eyebrow quirks. “Jealous?”
“Merely gauging how much trouble follows you around.”
“Why? Thinking about finding your own way into my pants?”
One shoulder raises in a shrug as I blush. “You’ve already been in mine.”
“I’d like to get in them again.” His voice is abrasive and deep. I wrap my fingers around my glass and slide them along the cool condensation.
“Let’s go back to our earlier argument. We weren’t finished.”
“I think we’re done.”
“Maybe I have more to say.”
“I’m starting to think fighting with me is your form of foreplay. Can’t say that it disappoints me, Rosie.”
My obvious blush spreads to my chest. “What makes you think that?”
Rhett’s hands grip the edges of the table as he rises slightly from his chair. Up close, I can see exactly how dilated his pupils are, and a waft of his whiskey breath dances across my skin. A shiver races down my spine.
“Because…” He begins in a deep purr that wraps around me like a caress. “Fighting with you gets me really fucking hard. So hard that I can’t help but imagine how wet you are.”
A gasp gets caught in my throat as he drops back into his seat with a smirk.
“That’s what I thought.” He takes a swig of his drink and eyes me over the rim.
“Your game does nothing to lessen my appetite after a long day at work. I’m starving.”
“Me too.” The heat in his gaze implies he craves something other than food.
“Buddy, I don’t think you understand what you’re playing with.”
“Oh, I understand perfectly. Town player, remember?” He flicks his wrist to indicate our most recent intruder.
“And my situation is temporary.”
Through all the banter, this line appears to trigger him. He straightens from his relaxed position.
“You’re planning to leave?”
I swirl a finger through the condensation on my glass and shake my head. “No. Not yet at least. Out of the two of us, you’re the one who’s done the settled down thing. I ran away from commitment, so clearly, that’s not what I’m looking for.”
He snorts and takes another drink. “Oh, no. One and done for me. I’ll never settle down again.” He tips his glass in my direction. “For you, Rosie, I’m happy to double-dip.”
I roll my eyes. “How very gracious of you, Rhett.”
Our heated staring contest is broken by the waitress. “Are you two ready to order?”
“I’ll have a buffalo chicken wrap with a side of fries. And another drink, please.” My cell begins ringing from my back pocket. “Okay if I grab this?” I rise from my seat and fish out my phone.
“Stay. It’s fine.” He turns back to the waitress as I answer my brother’s call.
