Page 42 of Twister's Salvation

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I headed back to the Den and sat in my usual spot.I had a constant view of Tempi, and I could see who came and went out of the bar.

Britta came out of the kitchen and shot me a pointed look.“You sticking around for the rest of the night, biker boy?”

Tempi snorted.

I leaned against the bar.“That a problem?”

Britta shrugged.“Only if you distract my boss too much.”

Tempi rolled her eyes and threw a bar rag at her.“Go do inventory.”

Britta saluted with two fingers and sauntered off.

Tempi glanced at me.“She’s not wrong.”

“About what?”

“You being a distraction.”

“I can behave,” I said.

“I don’t want you to,” she confessed and then sauntered down to the other end of the bar.She was teasing me, and damn if I didn’t fucking love it.

Later that night, the Den emptied out again, but I didn’t leave.Britta was quick to take out the trash, and then she was out the door.

Tempi locked the doors, flipped the CLOSED sign, and turned off the main lights.A soft hum of music played from the jukebox.

I was perched on one of the stools and watched her move closer to me.

“You staying the night?”she asked casually.

“I wasn’t planning to,” I said.“But if you’re offering...”

She turned toward me.“You gonna help clean if you stay?”

“Absolutely not.”

She laughed.“At least you’re honest.”

I stood and gathered her in my arms.“Thought maybe we could do something else.”

“Like what?”

“Like this.”

I kissed her again.

And this time, she kissed me back like she’d been waiting for it all day.

I hooked my hands around her waist and lifted her onto the bar like she weighed nothing.

She let out a soft gasp, and her legs parted instinctively to cradle my hips as I stepped between them.

Her eyes locked on mine with her pupils blown wide, and her lips slightly parted.I could feel the electricity between us, crackling like a live wire, damn near humming under my skin.

“You sure about this?”I murmured and brushed my knuckles along her cheek.

She grabbed the collar of my cut and tugged me closer.“I wouldn’t have let you get this far if I wasn’t.”

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