Page 5 of Sexy Summer Flings (Bear Mountain Rescue 2)

“If you’re talking about yourself, well, you don’t count.”

“And why the hell not?”

Taken aback by the anger in his voice, Penny stammered a bit. “You…well, you…crap, Trent, you flirt with anything that has boobs.”

“So? I like boobs.”

“Exactly.”

Trent laughed, shaking his head. “Why so serious? You know what you need? A night to let loose and forget about Dr. McBoring.”

Penny felt her lips twitch, fighting the smile. “Did you seriously execute a very bad Grey’s Anatomy reference?”

“Hey, just because I am a guy does not mean I don’t appreciate the finer things in life.”

“Like all the hot chick doctors on the show?” she deadpanned.

“See, you know me so well, it’s like we’ve been married fifty years.”

“You are a ridiculous human being. You know that, right?”

Suddenly, the back door opened and Hunter stepped out. Spotting them together, his face seemed to darken briefly, but Penny thought it must have been a trick of the yellow light.

After nodding at Trent, Hunter turned to her. “Vince needs your help.”

Penny slipped her phone back into her pocket, and patted Trent’s shoulder as she passed. “Have a good night.”

Before she had the chance to escape, Trent grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it, winking. “It could have been.”

Penny rolled her eyes, but as she disengaged her hand from his, she laughed softly. “Incorrigible.”

“You know you love me.”

“I really don’t,” she said.

She walked by Hunter, who shut the door behind them without bothering to wait for Trent.

“What’s going on with you two?” Hunter asked.

Penny stopped and turned to face him. “Nothing at all. Why?”

“He’s in here all the time—”

“So are you.”

“Yeah, but I get the feeling he’s here to see you.”

And you aren’t.

The thought made Penny’s heart sink.

“If he is, it’s only because he sees me as a challenge since he hasn’t banged me yet.” Folding her arms over her chest, she added, “Besides, what does it matter to you if he is? Is there something wrong with a guy being interested in me?”

“Of course not. I just don’t think he’s the kind of influence you need in your life.”

“Gee, thanks, Dad, but I don’t need a lecture on who I should hang out with.”

Hunter stepped toward her, and the heat of his body, combined with the spicy scent of his cologne, made her sway. His blue eyes blazed down at her as she struggled to catch her breath.

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