Page 6 of Beneath the Blue Moon
***Casey***
“Casey, darlin’, how ’bout another one?”
With a smile, I look up from wiping down the bar.“Anythingfor you, Jeff.”
I grab a Budweiser and add it to his tab.Carlene slips byme with her tray and begins loading it up.
“Two Buds, a Sam Adams, and a whiskey for nine,” she sayshurriedly.
“Got it.”
I take a few seconds to look around the room.This was agreat idea.Rusty, the owner of The Round-up, wasn’t too keen on it initially,but now he’s walking around with a huge grin and greeting customers.This isthe busiest the bar’s been since I started working here a month ago.
“Casey!Another round!”Carson shouts from his table.
“Comin’ up.”
I pour six shots of tequila and hustle them over to him andhis friends.As I pass table five, I do a little spin to avoid Cliff and hiswayward hands.He’s always trying to grab my ass.
“You’re not driving tonight, are you, boys?”I ask.
They all look at me with huge grins and glazed over eyes.
“No, ma’am,” Carson answers.
“Well, just let me know if you need help gettin’ home.”
“Sure thing.”
As I turn to head back to the bar, a strange shiver runsdown my spine, and an unknown force draws my attention to the right.That’swhen I notice the three men standing at the door.
***Ethan***
Charlie places his hand on my shoulder as a form ofrestraint.I almost ran over and ripped Cliff’s arm off when he’d tried to grabher.I take a deep, calming breath.Down, boy.It’s been almost a monthsince she walked into my office, and she hasn’t left my thoughts for a second.Itried to rid my mind of her, thought maybe I was wrong and she isn’t the one.It was no use.Now that I’m in her presence again, and the buzz in my brain isback, I never want to leave her side.She turns to face me and a sultry smileteases her lips.My eyes roam over her as she walks toward me.Heat rises to myneck as I absorb her denim shorts, a few inches from being indecent, and herstomach-baring green tee.Her hair is in pigtails, both sides falling down overher breasts.God, she’s beautiful!
“Well, well… I was beginning to think you boys weren’t goingto accept my offer.”
I open my mouth, but no words come out.Thankfully, Charliesteps up.
“We’ve just been a little busy.”
“You couldn’t have chosen a better night to come.”
“Why’s that?”Brick asks.
“Well, Mr.Brick Castle, it’s ladies’ night.Plenty ofoptions for three hot bachelors like you.”Turning her attention to me, she placesa hand on her hip.“Cat got your tongue, Sheriff?”
“Just… taking in the scene,” I answer, finally finding myvoice.“I’ve never seen this place so busy.”
“Come by the bar and I’ll get y’all somethin’ to drink.”
She bounces off, and I watch as she makes her way around thecrowded room.She’s got a perfect ass.No—everything about her is perfect.Backbehind the bar, she walks up to us.
“Let me guess.”She points to Brick.“Beer… Charlie, bourbon…Andyou…” She looks into my eyes with a smile that lights up my world.“Scotch,single malt.”
She’s right.I rarely drink, but when I do, it’s always scotch.“Very impressive, Miss Bryan.”
“Why, thank you, Sheriff.”She leans in toward me, her smileturning seductive.I hold my breath because I don’t think I could controlmyself if I got a whiff of her up close.“It’s one of my many,manytalents.”
