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enough. He had this kind of quiet intensity that was all wrong for her.
And more importantly, her best friend Kylie was completely in love with the man, and wouldn’t ever forgive Leslie for making a move on him.
Kylie so rarely got interested in men that Leslie didn’t want to do anything to jeopardize it. She leaned back against the counter as Ryan approached, sort of wishing for a good ankle so she could make a quick getaway if she needed to.
“What are you doing?” a cold, deep voice thundered just as Ryan was leaning forward to place his hands on the bar on either side of her. Ryan grinned up at his brother, who was just coming out of the hallway, hands crossed over his chest, a cold gleam in his eye as he scanned the situation like he didn’t like it at all.
Leslie looked up at Riley, a warm thrill going through her at the anger she saw in his eyes. For her. Such possessiveness. The animal in her responded immediately, and she squirmed.
Ryan’s eyes flicked to hers, and he moved closer. Lips coming down toward her. “You’re just my type,” he said, grinning slightly.
She winced and then Riley’s huge hand was there, plucking Ryan up like he weighed nothing and shoving him back across the floor. Ryan stumbled until he hit a booth, and then sat down, putting his hands up in surrender.
“Hey, worth a shot. I mean, if you’re just having fun, or just working here, or whatever it is you two are calling it, then why can’t I take a run at Leslie? She’s just my type. Tall, curves that kill.” He eyed her slowly in a way that she didn’t quite buy, and then she studied how angry it was making Riley.
Of course. Ryan was probably doing it on purpose, assuming she wanted him to help her get Riley to come around.
But he needn’t bother, because she wasn’t expecting or wanting anything like that.
“Boys, boys,” she said, as Riley made to roll up his sleeves and head toward his brother, looking more like a feral animal defending its territory than a movie star who shouldn’t care what happens to his one-night stand. His primitive possessiveness sent a thrill through her, but she knew better than to place any hopes on it. “Come on, we still need to get the bar ready.”
Riley turned to her with a confused and somewhat disturbed stare. “But he was hitting on you. Doesn’t that bother you?”
She rolled her eyes and got off the stool to gently limp around to the other side of the bar. He ran over and moved the stool so she could sit on it comfortably there. “It’s not the first time someone has hit on me, honey. And it won’t be the last. I run a bar in a tourist town.”
Riley pursed his lips and didn’t seem to like that. From how he was acting, she would almost think he wanted commitment a little more than he was trying to pretend.
Ryan grinned and folded his hands behind his head and leaned back on them. “Hear that, Riley? She’s a free agent.”
She swore she heard a low growl from Riley, but then he turned like he was going to stomp back to the office.
Ryan’s grinned widened. “Gonna leave us alone, then?” he asked, smirking. “Suits me.”
She bit her lip and opened the cash register to count cash. She could tell Ryan was just trying to bait his brother, but it was a little disturbing that Riley didn’t seem to know that.
But at least she didn’t have to worry about trying not to betray her friend. As much as Ryan acted like he was going to come on to her, she didn’t really feel any chemistry between them.
Ryan and Kylie, however, that could be scorching, if he’d just stop ignoring her.
“If you’re needing a woman in your bed, why aren’t you going after that cute little blonde that keeps coming after you? What’s her name, Kylie?” Riley said, saying the name with a smooth intention that had Ryan bristling.
“No,” he said. “Unlike you, Riley, I don’t seek out women just to sleep with them. I’m a one-woman man. When I find the right one, I’m
And more importantly, her best friend Kylie was completely in love with the man, and wouldn’t ever forgive Leslie for making a move on him.
Kylie so rarely got interested in men that Leslie didn’t want to do anything to jeopardize it. She leaned back against the counter as Ryan approached, sort of wishing for a good ankle so she could make a quick getaway if she needed to.
“What are you doing?” a cold, deep voice thundered just as Ryan was leaning forward to place his hands on the bar on either side of her. Ryan grinned up at his brother, who was just coming out of the hallway, hands crossed over his chest, a cold gleam in his eye as he scanned the situation like he didn’t like it at all.
Leslie looked up at Riley, a warm thrill going through her at the anger she saw in his eyes. For her. Such possessiveness. The animal in her responded immediately, and she squirmed.
Ryan’s eyes flicked to hers, and he moved closer. Lips coming down toward her. “You’re just my type,” he said, grinning slightly.
She winced and then Riley’s huge hand was there, plucking Ryan up like he weighed nothing and shoving him back across the floor. Ryan stumbled until he hit a booth, and then sat down, putting his hands up in surrender.
“Hey, worth a shot. I mean, if you’re just having fun, or just working here, or whatever it is you two are calling it, then why can’t I take a run at Leslie? She’s just my type. Tall, curves that kill.” He eyed her slowly in a way that she didn’t quite buy, and then she studied how angry it was making Riley.
Of course. Ryan was probably doing it on purpose, assuming she wanted him to help her get Riley to come around.
But he needn’t bother, because she wasn’t expecting or wanting anything like that.
“Boys, boys,” she said, as Riley made to roll up his sleeves and head toward his brother, looking more like a feral animal defending its territory than a movie star who shouldn’t care what happens to his one-night stand. His primitive possessiveness sent a thrill through her, but she knew better than to place any hopes on it. “Come on, we still need to get the bar ready.”
Riley turned to her with a confused and somewhat disturbed stare. “But he was hitting on you. Doesn’t that bother you?”
She rolled her eyes and got off the stool to gently limp around to the other side of the bar. He ran over and moved the stool so she could sit on it comfortably there. “It’s not the first time someone has hit on me, honey. And it won’t be the last. I run a bar in a tourist town.”
Riley pursed his lips and didn’t seem to like that. From how he was acting, she would almost think he wanted commitment a little more than he was trying to pretend.
Ryan grinned and folded his hands behind his head and leaned back on them. “Hear that, Riley? She’s a free agent.”
She swore she heard a low growl from Riley, but then he turned like he was going to stomp back to the office.
Ryan’s grinned widened. “Gonna leave us alone, then?” he asked, smirking. “Suits me.”
She bit her lip and opened the cash register to count cash. She could tell Ryan was just trying to bait his brother, but it was a little disturbing that Riley didn’t seem to know that.
But at least she didn’t have to worry about trying not to betray her friend. As much as Ryan acted like he was going to come on to her, she didn’t really feel any chemistry between them.
Ryan and Kylie, however, that could be scorching, if he’d just stop ignoring her.
“If you’re needing a woman in your bed, why aren’t you going after that cute little blonde that keeps coming after you? What’s her name, Kylie?” Riley said, saying the name with a smooth intention that had Ryan bristling.
“No,” he said. “Unlike you, Riley, I don’t seek out women just to sleep with them. I’m a one-woman man. When I find the right one, I’m
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