Page 71 of Sultry Nights

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BONUS EPILOGUE

Jace Marriott sailed through his little bar during the busy dinner hour, steaming hot plates of food in both hands and a smile on his face.

Arriving with a flourish at the table of his four friends, he set the plates in front of his friend Sid’s wife, Grace Hoffman, and his friend Quinn’s, future wife, Hanna Valentine.

“Dinner is served, ladies.”

Hanna glanced at her plate of food, then turned to face Quinn. “That looks delicious. I’ll bet you’re sorry you didn’t order the baked salmon now.”

Quinn laughed as a waitress set a sizzling steak in front of him. He grinned at Hanna, “I’ll bet you’re sorry you didn’t order the steak.”

She chuckled. “I kind of am. Care to share?”

Quinn grinned, then winked at his beautiful fiancé. “Of course not. But I want a bite of your salmon.”

Jace glanced around the table and saw everyone had a drink and full plates of food. “Okay, if you all are satisfied with your meals, I’ve got things cooking here.”

Sid laughed. “Go ahead and get your shine on Jace. Come back and visit when you can though.”

Jace nodded. “I’ll have a drink with you as soon as the main dinner rush is over.”

As he skirted tables on the beach, he grinned. He loved it here. His business was booming. Where else could a confirmed bachelor live and work all day long and see beautiful women in short -shorts and bikinis? Nowhere, that’s where.

“Hey, Jace,” called the little blonde renting one of his cabins on the beach with her girlfriend.

“Hey, there Cabin One. How’s your meal?”

Her sensual lips spread into a beguiling smile and her eyes batted just enough to hook his gaze. “Excellent. And all the better because I thought of you cooking it for me as I ate.”

Oooh, a tingle slid all the way down his spine. “Think of me doing other things darlin’. Then, come and find me.”

She giggled and so did her brunette friend. Jace kept moving toward the kitchen, his smile never bigger and his swagger a bit more pronounced.

Grabbing an order at the end of the counter, he checked the ticket hanging above the plates. Table Fourteen.

Grabbing two clean potholders, he picked up the plates and breezed through the bar and outside to the beach once more.

Table Fourteen was occupied by four women, but they were wearing black dress clothes and looked as though they’d been crying.

A brief moment of uncertainty halted his progress. Taking a deep breath, he stopped at the table and nodded. “I have the Grande Nachos and a Mushroom Swiss Burger.”

The woman with long dark hair lifted her head and stared into his eyes. “I ordered the nachos.”

“Hi, Margo. I’m sorry, I didn’t recognize you.”

He slid the plate in front of her and lay the plate with the burger in front of the woman who sat next to her with her hand raised. Margo and her husband, Logan had run the real estate office in town for years. And, he’d recently heard her husband was… Oh.

“Yes. Sorry, Jace. These are my sisters, Holly, Carley, and Josseline. Ladies, this is Jace Marriott, owner of Sarge’s Sandbar.”

Jace nodded at Margo’s sisters and received smiles and nods in return. “It’s nice meeting you ladies. I’ll be right back with the rest of your order.”

He turned to hustle inside to retrieve the other orders, and heard one of the ladies say, “Ooh, he’s handsome.”

He smiled slightly, it never hurt to be called handsome.

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