Yours Truly(7)

Yes, “trouble” sounds like a whole lot of fun right now, Kat thought. I’d love to get into as much trouble as possible with this beautiful specimen of a man.

Her eyes moved up and down AJ’s body, watching him as he called the bartender over to order another drink. He leaned against the bar with one knee bent forward, causing his black dress slacks to pull tightly against his behind. She was starting to see that he was most likely not lying about the whole swimming thing. His muscular physique was obvious, even though he was fully clothed.

Kat tried to look away, but she couldn’t. Her gaze was fixated on him. Maybe it was the tequila or maybe it was Fun Kat, who had finally been let out of the bag. Regardless, there was an instinct in her that had taken over. If the room hadn’t been filled with people, she would have ripped his clothes off right there and had her way with him. She desperately wanted to see what Mr. Sexy-wink was capable of, and not just on the dance floor.

When AJ turned around with two more tequilas, he caught Kat looking at his rear end. He didn’t say anything, he just smirked and handed her the fresh drink. Kat’s face went red. She was caught. She took the tequila and held it in the air. She was embarrassed for staring, but decided not to be too hard on herself. Who wouldn’t have stared if that was right in front of them?

“Cheers?” Kat said, clinking her glass against his.

“Yes, cheers,” he responded.

They drank and Kat had to turn her head to the side as they swallowed, hiding her reaction to the clear liquid. She hadn’t had straight tequila since she was in college. Kat coughed and smiled as she set the glass down onto the bar.

“I thought the second one was always supposed to be easier,” she commented.

AJ nodded in agreement. “Yeah, me too. Apparently we were misinformed.”

Kat stood close to him and placed her hands onto his shoulders, bringing his attention solely to her. She wanted to claim him. To make sure that he knew her intentions. She was afraid that if she didn’t, he’d slip away and end up going somewhere else like the groomsman had earlier. She wasn’t about to let it happen twice in one day.

“Feel like another dance?” she asked, hoping she sounded seductive.

AJ’s hands dropped to her hips. Their bodies were close once again, only this time there was no blues or swing dancing going on. It was just the two of them standing there next to the bar. AJ’s eyes moved down to Kat’s lips and then back up, before he responded with, “Yeah, another dance sounds great.”

Kat’s heart pounded in her chest. She could barely believe that this handsome man was taking an interest in her. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, she thought as she looked over at Brian, the groomsman that had let her down.

AJ grabbed Kat’s hand and then turned around to lead them away. They took a few steps toward the dance floor when a group of three women walked up and stopped them in their tracks.

“Hi, AJ,” one of them said. “I’ve been waiting patiently for my turn to dance with you.”

The woman was gorgeous. Stunning. She had to be some sort of model. Kat wondered who had invited her, but given the high-society guest list of the event, she was probably some rich businessman’s daughter.

“I don’t remember promising a dance,” AJ responded charismatically. “But maybe later.”

The woman stood in front of him with her hands on her hips, cocking her head to the side. “Well, I’m not going anywhere until I get my dance, and that’s final.”

AJ chuckled and shook his head as he looked back at Kat.

“Go ahead,” Kat said. “Give the woman a dance.”

The woman was clearly drunk and Kat was finding her forwardness extremely amusing. The only reason she was okay with giving up a dance was because the song was half over. As soon as the next song started, she was going to use some of her new-found self-assertiveness and dance with AJ for the rest of the night.

She thought AJ was going to give the woman what she wanted just to get her to go away, but he didn’t. Instead, he said to her, “I’m sorry, but I’ve promised a dance to another lady.”

Then he took a step back so that he and Kat were standing side by side. He showed Kat off like a she was the supermodel and he was the geek getting to bring her to the prom. Kat had never felt so beautiful.

“I’ll get my dance before the night is over,” the woman said. Jealousy twisted her perfect features into something bitter as she turned and stomped off.

AJ looked at Kat and whispered, “No, no she won’t.”

“Did you know her?” Kat asked, as they stepped onto the dance floor.