CDC would probably beg to differ,” she countered, some of the teasing gone from her voice. “They would classify you as engaging in dangerous behavior.”
“Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it,” he retorted. “I’ll be happy to keep tomorrow night open for you.”
“She’s busy tomorrow night.”
Tory stifled her groan when she recognized that deep voice. She was too tired to spar with J.D.
She turned in a sleek, slow movement, tilting her chin so that she met his gaze straight on. “You’re right, J.D.,” she purred.
She knew the surprise wouldn’t register anywhere other than his eyes, so that’s where she kept her attention. She waited until the gray turned dark, almost smoky. “I’m working tomorrow night.”
She brushed past him, holding crisp bills in her fist. The bartender tried to hide his laugh behind his hand. Tory felt triumphant as she placed the change in front of Grif.
“What d’ya say to him?” Grif asked, nodding in the direction of J.D.
“I told him no,” she replied honestly.
“Good for you,” Grif grumbled, peeling off some of the bills before pocketing the rest. “But he don’t look too inclined to take no for an answer.”
That wasn’t her concern, she told herself as she lingered, clearing off the tables. She even checked Susan’s tables, delaying her return to the bar until she could find no other alternative.
She noted J.D. quietly watched her from his seat near the jukebox, taking the occasional pull on a long-neck bottle of beer. His scrutiny was wreaking havoc with her nerves. I’m just tired, she insisted to herself as she re-counted one stack of crumpled bills for the third time. She soon gave up and settled for an estimate of her earnings, then divided out the appropriate percentage for the bartender.
“Thanks,” she called down to him, waving the bills and tucking them beneath an ashtray.
“Are you finished?” J.D. asked.
“Time to go home,” she answered without looking at him.
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