Sheriff and the Showgirl by Regina Carlysle

Author:Regina Carlysle [Carlysle, Regina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

It had been a hell of a day already and Sam couldn’t wait to finish it up, close it down and get back to his important business with one beautiful waitress. Lola had become a permanent fixture in his life for the past two weeks and he wasn’t a man who lied to himself.

He couldn’t get enough of her.

Dangerous.

Sam knew he was playing with fire and like a dumbass, he was bound to get burned. The woman would be deadly to his heart and he constantly had to remind himself of what she was.

Rich man arm candy.

A blast of shockingly cold air hit Sam the minute he and his deputy Eldon, stepped through the door of Blue Belle’s. Time for a quick jolt of caffeine.

Yeah, keep lyin’ to yourself, buddy.

You’re here for her.

Sam saw Lola immediately as she came through the swinging doors that led to the kitchen. Balancing a big tray of blue plastic glasses, she turned and started stacking them next to a giant silver urn that was marked with a popular tea label. Smiling at the sight she presented with her hair pulled up in a big, messy pile of curls, he and Eldon planted their butts on bar stools at the counter.

When Lola turned and saw him, her smile widened. “Well, hey there. If it isn’t the handsome sheriff and his super cute deputy. Hey, Eldon.”

Eldon, a gangly young fellow in his late twenties, turned several shades of red and shyly tipped the brim of the cowboy hat that was part of his uniform. “Ma’am.”

“That’s Lola to you. I’m way too young to be a ma’am. Ya, hear?”

Sam laughed. “Quit tormenting Eldon, Lola. Pretty soon you’ll be messing with his head like you mess with mine.”

“Is that so?” Lola cocked her hip and winked at him. Brazen little thing. “Imagine that. Little old me messing with your head. Can I get you guys some coffee? Just made some fresh.”

“Sounds good,” Sam said.

When Lola turned to fill their order, he studied her covertly from top to bottom. There was something different about her these days. Back when he’d first set eyes on her she’d been harried and pretty upset about the turn of events. She fairly oozed panic. Look at her now. Her smile was bright and easy as she worked behind the counter and her teasing manner made him happy.

What the hell was up with that?

He couldn’t remember the last time he’d been truly content. Sam was no fool. He knew damn good and well that Lola was responsible for the way he was feeling these days.

“So what have you gentlemen been up to today?” Lola set two steaming mugs in front of them along with a small pitcher of cream. “Lots of crime fighting?”

“Actually, yeah,” Sam said as he doctored his coffee with a splash of cream and gave it a stir. “Tough morning.”

Lola’s eyes went wide. She stilled. “What happened?”

“Shut down a meth lab about ten miles from here. Had some help from the state police but we got it done.

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