Tempting Tim by Melissa Ellen

Author:Melissa Ellen [Ellen, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Honey Bee Publishing, LLC

“Three Jacks,” Conley said, laying three cards face down onto the growing pile in the center of the table. Silent looks flew across the table between everyone, while we checked the cards in our hands. It’d caught us all by surprise how well Conley could bluff. If we’d been playing for money, she’d have cleaned us all plumb out.

“You’re crazy,” Roger finally huffed with a shake of his head.

“Am I crazy?” she teased, a wide grin splitting her face, egging him on. “You calling me on it?”

Everyone’s eyes bounced between the two of them, like we were watching them face-off in an intense tennis match for the win at the U.S. Open.

“Hell, no!” he finally said. “I’m not as crazy as you.”

“You hear that?” Her eyes jumped to me. “He thinks I’m crazy. Do you think I’m crazy?”

Without thinking, I slipped my hand around her shoulder and dragged her over. “You’re my kind of crazy,” I said on a chuckle. Then instinctively, I kissed the top of her head as she leaned farther into me, pressing her hand to my chest. She stared up at me with that sweet smile of hers. My heart thudded against my chest as I stared back, wanting to dip my head and kiss her soft, pink lips instead.

Someone at the table cleared their throat, and we jumped apart. Looking over at the others, I saw a mixture of smiles and curious eyes as they all watched us.

“Whose turn is it?” I asked, trying to divert their attention from Conley and me, while mentally chiding myself. What the hell was I doing?

“Mine,” Tina spoke up as she placed her card face down over Conley’s three. “One, nine,” she said, keeping her eyes down and on the remaining cards in her hand.

Roger grinned, glancing at all of us before sliding his eyes over to her. “Bull-shit,” he said, dragging out the word slowly.

“Damn it!” She swatted him on the arm, making us all laugh. “I hate you,” she grumbled, reaching for the large stack of cards in the middle that now belonged to her. Whereas Conley made bluffing into an art, Tina had zero skills and thus had been called out about every single time she played her turn.

“Oh, come on, baby,” Roger said, pulling her into his arms as she continued to organize nearly half the deck of cards into her existing hand. “You don’t mean that.” He kissed her on the cheek, and she playfully shoved him away.

The game continued around the table with the six of us laughing and giving each other shit until Conley finally laid her last card. “One queen,” she said and waited for anyone who dared to call BS on her.

I glanced down at the few cards in my hand, not finding a single queen in it.

“Fuck it,” Wes said after a long pause. “Nothing to lose, right? I call bullshit, Ms. Logan.”

Smile wide on her face, she flipped over the card to reveal the queen of hearts. “Read’em and weep, Monroe.

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