“So if you’re not Duncan’s sister, are you just passing through or staying a while or . . .”

“Considering you already had me pegged as a Camo Chaser here looking for a soldier for the night, why don’t you tell me what you think I’m here for?” She laughs.

I slide her drink in front of her, cross my arms over my chest as she takes her first sip, and narrow my eyes. “The possibilities are endless.”

“That’s not an answer,” she says coyly.

“Let me see. You’re in Destiny Falls for a temporary stay because you’re determined to find the man that you were madly in love with. He fell in love with the lion tamer, when you’re more of a tiger kind of girl, and now you want revenge.”

She laughs at my lame attempt at humor and shakes her head. “That would imply that I care about a man who cheated on me. Hate to break it to you, but I wouldn’t. Chasing after a man isn’t my style.”

“No?” I ask, loving how straightforward she is.

“No. My time is too valuable to chase after a man who’s not smart enough to see me for what I’m worth in the first place.”

I emit a long, low whistle and follow it with a smile. “Your confidence is quite becoming.”

And it is. A woman who knows what she wants is fucking hot.

Her cheeks flush, and I like that a compliment does that to her. That means she’s not so used to them she’s immune to them.

“My confidence is off-putting to a lot of men.”

“Not this man,” I say and walk over to take care of some other customers. The whole time I’m making their drinks, I’m thinking about the woman at the other end of the bar. Of her incredible smile, warm eyes, and sexy confidence.

And I know without a doubt I’ll be asking her out before the night is over.

I hand over the drink order to Aubrey, my waitress, and then walk back toward where Chase is sitting, laughing at something Nixon’s said.

“You’re back,” she says. “Nix was just telling me here—”

“Let’s hope Nix wasn’t telling you anything about me because he has a hell of a lot of dirt he can dish.”

“Nothing bad at all. He’s a good wingman.” She winks at Nix and now, of course, I want to know what they were saying.

“I figured out why you’re here and who you are,” I say to get her attention back to where I want it—on me.

“I told you my name so you know who I am,” she says and laughs. “But please, I’m curious.”