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“Where’s your
keeper?” Trunk Mahoney asked, sliding onto the stool next to him.
“California.”
“Good. She’s
a piece of work. How did you end up with her?”
“She’s not so
bad.”
“Not so bad?
Doesn’t sound like a great match. But, hey, my first marriage wasn’t exactly
perfect, either.”
“I’m not
aiming for a first marriage. This will be my one and only.”
“Maybe she’s
not the right girl? Don’t get me wrong. She’s hot, beautiful. But she doesn’t
like us and we’re your team.”
“She’ll get
used to you.”
“These guys?
Doubt it.”
“Come. Five
bucks says I beat your sorry ass,” Harley said, pushing to his feet and
grabbing a handful of darts.
“You’re on.”
The two men
moved to the side where the new dart board hung on the wall. It wasn’t long
before they were joined by Buddy Carruthers and Bullhorn Brodsky. Bull and
Buddy had a couple of beers while Trunk and Harley stayed sober.
After the
game, Trunk drove Buddy and Bull home. It was ten and the bar was empty. Harley
ordered a piece of cheesecake and a cup of coffee. Carla joined him.
“Aren’t you
usually home in bed by now?” She asked.
“During training
camp? Yeah. Not so great going home alone.”
“Hot for your
new girl?”
“You could
say that.” Although she didn’t provide a lot of companionship, he missed what
she did add to his life. “You and Trunk
look good. This place is coming along.”
“By the season
opener, it should be finished. Like it?”
“It looks
amazing.”
“My only
worry is that someone’s gonna get into a fight and throw a dart at someone.”
Harley
laughed. “Might happen.”
“I wanted to
get safe darts. The Velcro kind? But Trunk talked me out of it.”
“He’ll be
here to sit on anyone’s face who gets out of hand.”
“Yeah, he’s
my security team.” She grinned.
Harley’s gaze
perused her. He’d never seen Carla look so good. Everything about her glowed. That’s what love looks like. He knew it
was the look of love, because he had seen it before, on Shyla’s face when she
gazed at him. He frowned to think he’d never seen that on Vanessa’s face, even
the day he proposed.
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