Page 9 of Almost Dating
“Deal,” he said.
They drank on it. She smiled brilliantly. “I am toast. Come watch TV with me.”
He stood, a little wobbly. Three shots was a lot for him. He usually only had a couple of beers once a week. And he’d had a beer earlier.
She waved her hand and veered unsteadily to the side. “Ooh, wait. Let me get some cheese. I love cheese.” She grabbed a bowl of cheddar cheese cubes from the fridge and headed for the sofa. He followed.
“You like zombies?” she asked.
He didn’t. He liked sci-fi movies, especially old movies with laughable special effects. Zombies gave him nightmares. What was so appealing about dead people walking around with various body parts rotting off them?
“I love zombies,” he said.
“Great! I’ve got seasons one through three ofZombie Bonanzaon DVD.” She hit play on the DVD remote. “Hey, that’s like Bird Bonanza.” She tapped her head. “Great minds, Bare.”
They ate cheese cubes and watched zombies while Barry contemplated doing one of those casual stretch-an-arm-around-her-shoulders moves. An hour later, Barry still hadn’t made a move and had more grotesque zombie images burned into his brain than he knew what to do with. Still he wasn’t complaining because, without any prompting from him, Amber had just curled up against his side, which allowed him to easily and quite naturally slip an arm around her shoulders.
She smiled up at him, her eyes soft. “You’re like a best girl friend,” she mumbled before conking out.
Bestgirlfriend? She must still be tipsy. He certainly hoped so. He was a red-bloodedmanwith a lot to offer. Sure, he didn’t have Tattoo Guy’s machismo, but he had smarts, he had money, he had…a raging hard-on. He had needs,dammit.
He also had moves from his mother’s romance novels he was dying to try out.
That’s right. In his boredom kicking around her house this past year, he’d picked up a few books his mom had left lying around. No shame in that.Carnal Werewolfhad been especially interesting.
He let out a breath, enjoying the feel of her cuddled up against him. He’d figure out how to move things to the next level tomorrow.
