“Date me,” she answers, triumph in her voice.

“No,” I growl.

“Yes,” she moans.

I drop my forehead to her shoulder and fill my senses with her. She’ll consume every inch of me. “One date.”

“Three,” she counters.

“Two.”

“Three. Final offer, or next time I’ll go commando.” Her voice is sultry. Her tight ass pressed against me makes it impossible to hide how hard I am.

“Three.” My voice is the angry low rumble of an eight-cylinder diesel.

She twirls in my arms like the tornado she is, a bright smile on her beautiful, innocent face. She kisses me on the cheek, shoves me back and slips out of the door.

“Good. Now, get out here and help me paint.”

What the fuck just happened?

Chapter Ten

Devin

I take a long pull on my beer and try to figure out how the hell I got here. I look at my hands wrapped around the neck of the bottle. They’re rough, callused and stained with black grime. I spent thirty minutes scrubbing my fingernails, using half a damn bottle of orange degreaser. My fingers are raw and there’s still a coat of dirt that just won’t go away. I run my fingers through my hair and take a deep breath. Jessie wants this. She thinks she wants me. She doesn’t even know me. She will by the end of the night.

For our first ‘date’ I told her to meet me at a nasty dive bar. It’s dark and dank, smelling like old sweat and fresh bodily fluids. My boots stick to the floor from what I’m hoping is spilled beer. Little Miss Sunshine is going to have a rude awakening tonight.

I’m sitting at the far end of the L-shaped bar, facing the door. I spot her the second she walks in. She’s drop-dead gorgeous. Sexy heels, tight black pants, flowing top that skirts the swell of her breasts. My dick stirs in my pants and I let out a possessive growl. She should not be dressed like that here. A dozen sets of sleazy eyes peruse her figure as she stands in the doorway. She bites her lip, searching the room for me. I raise my hand, but she doesn’t see me tucked in the corner.

I stand and cross the bar to her, pushing a few gawking assholes out of my way with more force than needed. The second her gaze lands on me, relief washes over her face, followed by a quick blush and a wide grin. She is so fucking beautiful when she smiles.

“Hi!” she calls out. I don’t answer. I step into her, wrap an arm around her waist and pull her against me. Her body is a thousand degrees and it burns into mine. She puts a hand on my chest, just above my heart. I swear, the stupid thing tries to break through my chest and jump into her palm.

I lean into her. “It’s dangerous looking like that in a place like this.”