Dirty Deeds by Lorelei James

Author:Lorelei James [James, Lorelei]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Contemporary, Romance, Fiction
ISBN: 9781599980737
Google: usK6PAzF0uoC
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Limited
Published: 2006-08-21T16:00:00+00:00

Friday night, Tate watched Nathan circle the pool table as he lined up his shot.

It’d been ages since she’d spent an evening in a jam-packed bar out on a date. Not that she and Nathan were dating. Still…something crackled in the air between them tonight. He ambled away and she zeroed in on the yummy view of his killer backside.

“I saw that,” a husky voice whispered close to her ear.

“Saw what?” Tipping the beer bottle toward her mouth, Tate studied Nancy’s amused expression.

“The way you checked out how nicely Nathan’s butt fills out those Wranglers.” Nancy slurped the last bit of her Fuzzy Navel. “Mmm. Mmm. Don’t be offended when I say he has the most extraordinary buns.”

“Amen,” two voices chorused from across the table.

“Does your husband know you ogle other men?”

“Yep. As long as all I do is look.” Nancy grinned and chomped on the red-and-white-striped straw. “So tell me, how long have you and Nathan been together?”

We aren’t. The immediate denial popped into Tate’s head, but she played along, convincing herself the little white lie hurt no one. “A couple of weeks.”

“Funny how he hadn’t mentioned that to any of us,” Nancy said. “How did you two hook up?”

Initially, Tate had been nervous about meeting Nathan’s friends. But when they’d welcomed her into their group, she’d relaxed and pretended just for tonight this was an actual date. “He’s doing some work for me.”

Nancy batted aside her sleek bob. “Of course it had to be business related with Nathan. That man works like a dog.”

“Never has time for anything else,” Tina added. “I, for one, am thrilled to see him dating again. Someone nice this time, especially after—” She broke off when Vickie elbowed her.

“Especially after,” Nancy interjected, “Nathan hasn’t dated for a while.”

“I know,” Tate said.

Vickie’s jeweled fingers fluttered at her tanned throat. “You know about Kathy, the Indian princess?”

First time she’d heard her called that. Did Nathan prefer dating women with a similar ethnic background? It made sense, but the thought didn’t sit well with her. “Not everything,” Tate admitted with a tiny shrug. “Just the basic breakup story. Did you all know her well?”

Tina scowled, tracing the condensation from her highball glass with a violet fingernail. “Enough to be glad she didn’t get her hooks into Nathan, although she tried.”

“And she’s still trying,” Vickie pointed out.

“Yeah, she sure bitched about him working all the time, but she was more than willing to spend his hard-earned money. Luckily, Nathan wised up.”

Nancy signaled for another round of drinks. “Let’s not waste another breath on her when I want to hear the details about you and Nathan.”

Over the chorus of oohs, Tina winked. “Fair warning. As Nathan’s friends, we feel entitled to ask you anything.”

“And I thought Val was bad,” Tate grumbled.

“No, I think Nathan’s got it bad. He can’t take his eyes off of you,” Vickie said slyly. “And either he’s got a broken pool cue in his pocket, or he is very happy you are here.”

“He does look more relaxed.

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