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They did a couple of Travis Tritt numbers which made Betti and her friends
whoop and holler a bit. Rowdy couldn t stop himself. He had to look. Jade's
cowboy companion was gone, but worse yet, Jessa now sat beside her.
Zack and Bo went back and forth for a while, doing everything from Tim
McGraw to Asleep at the Wheel. Rowdy finally relaxed a bit and enjoyed playing
just for the sake of playing. Which made taking a break that much harder. Zack
and Ty took off for their wives, Bo disappeared into the crowd and Rowdy headed
for the bar.
He was sipping a beer and watching Toni work when someone tapped on
his shoulder. Jade. He stood there staring at Toni who quirked an eyebrow at
him. Should he turn around?
 I d like to talk to you, Jade shouted to be heard over the music.
Rowdy tipped his bottle at Toni and forced himself to turn around. Black
satin. And her lips were really red. His eyes had immediately gone to her chest
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before drifting up to her face. He felt the first prickles of sweat under his arms as
his eyes drifted downward again, taking in the hands on her hips, the snug red
pants and black high-heeled sandals. The sheer blouse that showed off her
generous chest.  So talk.
 I m sorry.
 Fine. Apology accepted.
 What? she shouted with a frown.
It wasn t that loud in the bar.  I said, fine!
 I can't hear you! She pointed to her ear for emphasis, her lips twitching
in a tiny smile.
Fine, he d play along. Rowdy took her elbow in a firm grip and started
toward the beer garden doors. But no matter how much he tugged, she refused to
move any faster than somewhere between a walk and a sashay, a smile curving her
kiss-me red lips.
A group of partying tourists stood cluttering up the doorway to the beer
garden, including the wanna-be who d been talking to Jade earlier.
 Hey, Jade. The sound of him greeting Jade was worse than nails down a
chalkboard.
 Hi, Pete. And her greeting, dripping Texas charm, was lighter fluid on
Rowdy s temper.
Rowdy turned in time to watch her flutter her fingers at  Pete, and gave
her elbow a little hurry-up tug. She sashayed a few more steps until she was even
with Rowdy, then smiled up at him. He kissed her. Right there in front of Pete
the Happy Tourist, he jerked her to him and forced her mouth open beneath his.
She reciprocated, teasing his tongue and knocking his hat off as she ran her fingers
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through his hair.
He didn t care.
He d be damned if he d spend the evening watching some other man flirt
with her. After he d marked her, only an idiot would come near her. Or a tourist.
Damnit!
 I said, I forgive you. He wiped his mouth, scooped up his hat and walked
back inside, trying to ignore the painful tightening in his jeans. As far as he was
concerned, break was over. He sat up on stage tuning his old Gibson until the
guys came back, then tore into  Hell Yeah by Montgomery Gentry, another
redneck-n-roll party song.
God had blessed him with twenty-twenty eyesight. He watched Jade walk
back to the table and rejoin Betti, Jessa and the girls. She calmly reapplied her
lipstick and commenced to sing along.
Apparently Pete the Happy Tourist was an idiot. Rowdy watched as he
tapped her on the shoulder. Stupid man. Rowdy s temper kicked up another notch
as Jade s escort led her to the floor. He d forgotten Jade could dance. She could
dance a jitterbug. In high heels. Zack tried to do a slow song and Rowdy nixed it
cold. No way was he gonna watch her cuddle up to some stranger. Then Jessa
came back, and they ended up doing something slow anyway. Jade could slow
dance, too.
He was shit out of luck.
He d always prided himself on his easygoing nature and even temper but by
the time he took his second break, Rowdy was near to blowing a gasket. Betti and
her friends were getting ready to leave when he sat down on the bench beside
Jade.  I wanna talk to you.
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Jade leaned over until her chest was pressed against his arm.  About
what?
He didn t buy that wide-eyed innocent smile for a minute. But she left him
stewing while she hopped up to hug and kiss the four women goodbye. She sat
back down and he leaned closer; his eyebrow twitched at the feel of her hand on
his thigh as she leaned against him again, a smile on her pretty face.  What did
you want to discuss?
Another inch or so and...he gave in. Leaned forward until their lips just
barely touched. One hand cupped the back of her head while his tongue traced her
I-Dare-You red lips. They tasted sweet and he couldn t hold back a low moan,
thankful no one would hear him over the sound of Conway Twitty. Before Rowdy
could slip his tongue past her lips, she leaned back, both slender dark eyebrows
arched.  For someone who wants to talk, you do an awful lot of kissin .
 I can t hear you, he shouted, pointing at his ear. Two could play this
game.
Her pursed lips curved into a smile as she stood up, her breasts passing
mere inches from his lips. She motioned behind her with her thumb before
leaning over.  Guess we better go outside then.
He stood and guided her through the crowded bar toward the beer garden
doors. The sway of her hips under his fingers made him itch to land a smack on
her round ass. Instead he gave her a squeeze and pulled her closer as they stepped
outside into the warm night air, escorted by the sounds of Stevie Ray Vaughn.
The sun was now long gone and orange Chinese lanterns lit the way as he
led her toward one of the huge oaks in a remote corner. Hopefully it d be
unoccupied.
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