Erotic Deception by Karen Cote

Author:Karen Cote [Cote, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense
Publisher: MuseItHOT Publishing
Published: 2011-10-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Lily was on the balcony when her cell rang.

“What are you wearing?” Mark asked seedily.

She smiled. This past week, Mark had stopped by on several occasions to check on her. At first, Lily had been wary over his intentions, until she learned about his interest in a Windom Hills high school counselor.

“A sweat soaked tank top and baggy frayed denims.”

“Yeow, that kills the fantasy. Think you can clean up enough to go out?”

“Go out?” she asked still smiling, but her interest was piqued.

“Why not? I thought you could use a taste of Windom Hills nightlife.”

Lily chuckled guessing his invitation stemmed from another turndown from Liza.

“Playing hard to get, is she?”

“Yep, and I’m not waiting around for her. What do you say? Want to join me in a wild and crazy night?”

“Define wild and crazy,” her response was dry.

“You mean you will?” Mark sounded incredulous.

“It depends on what you have in mind,” she hedged.

“Only some drinking, dancing, playing a little pool, getting naked, you know,” he teased, “the usual things people do on a Saturday night.”

Lily squinted at the lake from behind her sunglasses. It would be nice to do something besides wait for Fred to call and mope about Jet, of course.

Her trip to St. Louis a week ago had left her with no desire to go back, let alone live there. Upon her return, discovering Jet had left town for a few days had also been anticlimactic. The time with Mark had lifted her out of her lethargy.

“If I can keep my clothes on, the rest sounds interesting,” she told him.

“Spoiled sport,” he replied, but she could tell he was grinning. “How about I pick you up at eight o’clock?” he offered.

“This isn’t a date, Cowboy. Why don’t I meet you there instead? That way if a certain female wanders in, you won’t have to worry about taking me home.”

After only a minor protest, Mark made she sure she knew the name and location of the bar before hanging up.

Lily finished dressing and added the final touch of dangling earrings when she suddenly felt faint. Wow, she must’ve spent too much time in the sun. Either that or she was PMSing. Her hand stilled on the earring back. Actually, that should’ve already happened. Strange. She’d always been regular. Of course, nothing had been normal lately.

Around eight-thirty, she pulled into the parking lot of The Big Rock Hangout spelled out in large crooked letters across the building. She smiled at the modern replica of an old time saloon.

The suspended swinging doors gave entrance to the main bar and cozy dim lighting. Several patrons were crowded around the small square tables and guffaws of laughter competed with the country music stemming from a jukebox in the corner.

Mark said he’d be playing pool and Lily followed through to an adjoining room where several billiard tables sat staggered around. She was glad to see the dress code ranged anywhere from cowboy boots to trendy fashion.

Case in point, Mark sat beside an attractive auburn-haired woman wearing white slacks and matching vest.

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