His Last Rodeo by Claire McEwen

Author:Claire McEwen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

KIT WAS TEACHING the bar staff how to make cocktails. Well, trying to teach them. She kept losing track of what they were working on. Which was making her crazy because this wasn’t rocket science. There was no reason to be so distracted.

But it was extremely hard to focus with Tyler there. Even after working together constantly, rock climbing with Ethan and Lila, taking countless horseback rides and hikes this summer, she couldn’t seem to settle into an easy friendship with him.

Her desire for him still rose at unexpected and inconvenient times. Like when he walked into the bar, or when they toured the construction area and he helped Aaron lift a beam and she was mesmerized by the way the muscles in his arms moved. She loved their friendship and their work partnership, and she didn’t want to ruin them with anything romantic.

Plus, every day that she was on her own, trying new things and pushing her travel plans forward, she was proving to herself that she’d changed. That she could be strong and interesting and adventuresome on her own. That romance and relationships weren’t the only place she could find excitement in life. Still, she couldn’t shake this attraction to Tyler. She hated to admit it, even to herself, but her feelings had evolved into a full-blown crush.

He, on the other hand, didn’t seem the least bit interested in her. Which showed how ridiculous it was to lust after him. She’d thought there was something between them at the stable when the horses had first arrived, and on the day she’d first ridden. But lately it seemed as though to him, she was just the trusty employee he relied on. The old friend he enjoyed having adventures with.

It was better that way. But it stung a little. She had to try so hard not to stare at him, while he never looked her way. Like right now. He was completely absorbed, hanging out at a table with Tim, laughing as they tried to upstage each other with their stylish ways of wielding a cocktail shaker. Tyler had been serious about wanting to imitate Tom Cruise. Lately there’d been bottles flipped behind the bar before he poured, glasses tossed to her when she needed them. It was silly, but she had to admit, it was a lot of fun, too. And the customers loved it.

Focus. She was covering three drinks today: the cosmopolitan, a Manhattan and martinis of all kinds. She glanced at the clock. Tyler was paying them for only another thirty minutes. She had to hustle if she wanted to teach both dry and sweet Manhattans.

“Guys, finish up the circus tricks,” she called to Tyler and Tim. “Everyone, you’re all officially martini experts. Go clean up.” There was a scraping of chairs as people headed for the sink to rinse their shakers.

Tyler walked her way and she braced herself against whatever weird and bumbling thing she might do in his presence, now that she had all these feelings for him.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.