He laughed. “You must be blind, babe, because every set of male eyes in this place has been on you since you walked in the door.”
She looked around, and caught several gazes quickly darting away.
Huh.
“Plus the guys on my team. I’ve had to glare at all of them to keep them away from you.”
She turned back to him. “And why would you do that?”
He leaned in closer. “I think you know why.”
She warmed as he looked down at her, his gaze direct, his intent obvious.
“I don’t pay much attention to men.”
“Maybe you should. Because they sure as hell pay attention to you. I sure as hell pay attention to you.”
And then it got hotter in there and she lost herself in the beauty of his face, the way his shoulder brushed against hers. It was like they were all alone in the bar despite the shouts of his friends and Stella’s raucous laughter.
“Why did you text me tonight?”
“Because Stella wanted to come meet the guys.”
“Is that the only reason?”
“Yes. Of course.”
He cocked a brow. “You didn’t want to see me.”
“Why would I want to do that?”
He tucked her hair behind one ear. “Because you missed me.”
Her eyes held his. She should step back and go hang out with Stella, but something about him, about the way he looked at her, held her there.
“I didn’t miss you. I’ve been working.”
“And not thinking about me—at all.”
“No. Not at all.”
He leaned closer and wrapped an arm around her, tugging her closer. “I’ve been thinking about you, Carolina. A lot.”
“Don’t.”
“Don’t what? Don’t hold you like this, or don’t think about you?”
She didn’t know which way to answer. She didn’t know what to think. Right now she wasn’t thinking, because Drew’s hard body pressed against hers. She reached up and palmed his chest.
“Don’t—”
“Hey, are you two going to stare into each other’s eyes all night, or are you going to play pool?”
Thank God for Stella. Drew moved away, and Carolina took a breath.
“Definitely play pool,” Carolina said, picking up a cue and moving back to the table.
After she took her shot, she moved alongside Stella.
“So what was going on over there?” Stella asked.
“We were just talking.”
“With what? Your tongues?”
Carolina laughed. “There were no tongues involved.”
“I don’t know about that. I could feel the heat transfer all the way over here. You two have something hot going on.”
“We have nothing going on.”
“But he wants to get it on.”