Countdown_Ethan by Allie Boniface

Author:Allie Boniface [Boniface, Allie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: love triangle, small town romance, second chance, widower, Sports Romance
Publisher: DFM Publishing
Published: 2019-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

11:00 p.m.

Dakota stepped back into the club. Five minutes of talking to Ethan had turned into an hour of listening to him tell stories and wanting him to wind his fingers through hers instead of squirming in his chair to avoid the current that sizzled between them.

It made no sense. They’d just met. She didn’t know his last name. But when his gaze fell upon her, uncertain and wanting all at once, she knew how he felt: as if a spark from the fireworks above them had come down and set her aflame. She didn’t know where this was going—maybe nowhere, probably nowhere—but she couldn’t shrug off the shiver that was working its way down her spine at the moment.

”Hey, Gunnar.” He was easy to find in the crowd, a head taller than anyone else. “Where’s Sarah?”

“Not sure. We split up about fifteen minutes ago, when I ran into someone from my office. I think she was going to wait at the bar.” He looked around, the concern bare on his face.

He’s in love with her, Dakota thought. And he has no idea what to do about it.

“How’s the guy you were talking to?” he asked. “Sarah warned me not to go over and rescue you. ’He looks nice,’ she said. I wanted to tell her, ‘Yeah, well, Ted Bundy looked nice to a lot of women, too, right before he tied them up and hit them over the head.”

Dakota laughed. “That sounds like Sarah.” Her cheeks warmed. “But she was right this time. He is nice. And I don’t think he’s about to kidnap me. But thanks for keeping an eye out.”

The television announced the score at the top of the eighth inning as seven-four, Braves leading the Cubs. A few people cheered.

“Hey!” A tall guy with a mop of red hair waved a fistful of bills in the air. Dakota glanced over. Ethan hadn’t mentioned his friend from the park coming out with him, but it sure looked like the same stocky build and arrogant profile.

“Hey!” The guy yelled again, louder than before. “Over here.” Conversation dimmed for a moment as heads turned in his direction.

“What’ll you have?” yelled the bartender in return.

“Another round of beers. And a margarita for the pretty one here.”

Dakota watched Gunnar freeze and followed his gaze. There sat Sarah, smiling at a group of guys that included the idiot making all the noise. Dakota frowned. Sarah must have had more than a few margaritas, to be putting up with that nonsense. As they both watched, the redhead clinked bottles with a dark-haired guy chatting up the female bartender. Then he slid Sarah’s margarita across the bar, but not before taking a swipe at the salt around the edge. He raised his finger to his mouth and made a deliberate show of licking off the salt. Dakota cringed. Gunnar stiffened beside her. Sarah reached for her glass in slow motion. A flash of anger mixed with discomfort until she fixed a dangerous smile in its place.

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