up. A different
guy took his hand and started to run it up the back of her leg. Now
I was getting pissed. I wasn’t a particular fan of this girl, but
she still deserved respect and these guys were being dicks. I was
just about to step in when she grabbed the guy’s hand and kicked
his chair so hard it fell out from underneath him, knocking him to
the floor. She then slammed her foot into his back and yanked on
his arm.
“ Like I told your friend,
it’s closing time, got it?” He nodded and she let him go. The three
guys at the end of the bar smiled proud and sat back
down.
Colton laughed, bringing my attention back
to him. “What’s so funny?”
“ You should see the look
on your face.”
“ What look?”
“ I know that look and I’m
telling you , don’t. She’s way out of your league.”
I scoffed. My interest in this girl was pure
fascination, but Colton telling me I didn’t have a chance, I took
it as a challenge. “No biggie. I can handle her and you and I both
know I have yet to have a chick turn me down.”
“ Really? Okay then, by all
means, give it your best shot.” Colton snickered as I stood up. I
was so turned on watching her take down that guy. She was sexy and
lethal and I knew she could probably kick my ass, but I was willing
to take the risk. I wiped my sweaty hands on my jeans and walked
over to the red devil who was still cleaning up the table. She
looked up when she heard me approach.
“ Hey,” I knew everyone was
watching me which didn’t make this any easier. Why the fuck was I
nervous all of a sudden. “I was wondering –”
“ No,” she said
simply.
“ But you didn’t even know
what I was going to ask.”
“ Doesn’t matter. I’m sure
whatever it was my answer will still be no.” She walked away
carrying the bin of empty glasses behind the bar. Colton did
nothing to hide his laughter , even the three at the end of the bar were smiling
at my rejection. I did not take defeat well and decided to saddle
up. This was going to be a hard one. I walked back over to the bar
where she was washing dishes.
“ Let me take you out to
dinner.”
She laughed. “I don’t date musicians.”
“ Well then it’s a good
thing I’m not a musician.”
“ Oh no? Then what would
you call yourself?” She stopped and looked at me with her deep
green eyes.
“ An appreciator of the
arts.” I flashed my cocky smile and for one split second I saw her
tough exterior falter. She quickly caught herself and tried to give
me her normal scowl, but I was on to her. She tried to busy herself
by finishing cleaning.
“ Alex,” one of the guys
called from the end of the bar. So the devil has a name. Alex
looked up. “You good?”
She rolled her eyes. “Yes,” she sighed.
“ We’ll meet you outside
when you’re done.”
She turned back to me. “Look, is there
something else you want? Because I’m pretty tired and would like to
go home.”
“ Is that an
invitation?”
“ You’re
relentless.”
“ Do I get any points for
diligence?”
“ No, now all you get is a
choice.” She took a quarter from the tip jar. “Heads, I kick your
ass. Tails, the three guys who are waiting for me in the parking
lot get to kick your ass.”
She flipped the coin in the air. “Don’t I
get to pick?”
She turned the coin over on her hand. “Oh,”
she made a face. “Sorry. I would say it’s been a pleasure but then
I would be lying. Bye now.”
“ Come on; let’s go before
you get us both killed.” Colton stood up and pulled me from my
stool and out the door.
Colton sulked all the way home. Pissed at
himself for being too much of a wuss to ask Declan out. I ignored
his pouting. My mind was somewhere else. I couldn’t get Alex out of
my head. She was a little rough around the edges, but I liked that
about her. She was also the first girl to turn me down which just
made me more determined to get her to say yes. I knew I would have
to approach her differently. She wasn’t like
guy took his hand and started to run it up the back of her leg. Now
I was getting pissed. I wasn’t a particular fan of this girl, but
she still deserved respect and these guys were being dicks. I was
just about to step in when she grabbed the guy’s hand and kicked
his chair so hard it fell out from underneath him, knocking him to
the floor. She then slammed her foot into his back and yanked on
his arm.
“ Like I told your friend,
it’s closing time, got it?” He nodded and she let him go. The three
guys at the end of the bar smiled proud and sat back
down.
Colton laughed, bringing my attention back
to him. “What’s so funny?”
“ You should see the look
on your face.”
“ What look?”
“ I know that look and I’m
telling you , don’t. She’s way out of your league.”
I scoffed. My interest in this girl was pure
fascination, but Colton telling me I didn’t have a chance, I took
it as a challenge. “No biggie. I can handle her and you and I both
know I have yet to have a chick turn me down.”
“ Really? Okay then, by all
means, give it your best shot.” Colton snickered as I stood up. I
was so turned on watching her take down that guy. She was sexy and
lethal and I knew she could probably kick my ass, but I was willing
to take the risk. I wiped my sweaty hands on my jeans and walked
over to the red devil who was still cleaning up the table. She
looked up when she heard me approach.
“ Hey,” I knew everyone was
watching me which didn’t make this any easier. Why the fuck was I
nervous all of a sudden. “I was wondering –”
“ No,” she said
simply.
“ But you didn’t even know
what I was going to ask.”
“ Doesn’t matter. I’m sure
whatever it was my answer will still be no.” She walked away
carrying the bin of empty glasses behind the bar. Colton did
nothing to hide his laughter , even the three at the end of the bar were smiling
at my rejection. I did not take defeat well and decided to saddle
up. This was going to be a hard one. I walked back over to the bar
where she was washing dishes.
“ Let me take you out to
dinner.”
She laughed. “I don’t date musicians.”
“ Well then it’s a good
thing I’m not a musician.”
“ Oh no? Then what would
you call yourself?” She stopped and looked at me with her deep
green eyes.
“ An appreciator of the
arts.” I flashed my cocky smile and for one split second I saw her
tough exterior falter. She quickly caught herself and tried to give
me her normal scowl, but I was on to her. She tried to busy herself
by finishing cleaning.
“ Alex,” one of the guys
called from the end of the bar. So the devil has a name. Alex
looked up. “You good?”
She rolled her eyes. “Yes,” she sighed.
“ We’ll meet you outside
when you’re done.”
She turned back to me. “Look, is there
something else you want? Because I’m pretty tired and would like to
go home.”
“ Is that an
invitation?”
“ You’re
relentless.”
“ Do I get any points for
diligence?”
“ No, now all you get is a
choice.” She took a quarter from the tip jar. “Heads, I kick your
ass. Tails, the three guys who are waiting for me in the parking
lot get to kick your ass.”
She flipped the coin in the air. “Don’t I
get to pick?”
She turned the coin over on her hand. “Oh,”
she made a face. “Sorry. I would say it’s been a pleasure but then
I would be lying. Bye now.”
“ Come on; let’s go before
you get us both killed.” Colton stood up and pulled me from my
stool and out the door.
Colton sulked all the way home. Pissed at
himself for being too much of a wuss to ask Declan out. I ignored
his pouting. My mind was somewhere else. I couldn’t get Alex out of
my head. She was a little rough around the edges, but I liked that
about her. She was also the first girl to turn me down which just
made me more determined to get her to say yes. I knew I would have
to approach her differently. She wasn’t like
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