the two of you together."
"I'm not good at commitment." Charli buried her face in her hands. "I make lousy choices. That's why I swore off long-term relationships."
"Did you really? Or were you waiting for a man worth committing to?" Audrey tipped Charli's up face. "Is Connor that man?"
"I barely know him." She lifted a nonchalant shoulder.
"Does he make you laugh?"
Charli chuckled. "At myself. You should have seen me trying to get up on that horse."
"You? On a horse?" Wide-eyed, Audrey shook her head. "I'd have paid to see that. Question is, does Connor make your heart flip over every time you see him?"
"Yes," Her heart fluttered, even now. "But so does Original Sin."
Audrey frowned. "Okay, consider this...do you know his freakin' name?"
Charli sighed. "Of course, it's Connor Mason. But I don't know if we're compatible in the sex department. So far it's only been kissing and foreplay, like we're in high school."
"Give him time to up the ante. Connor just might be the guy for you."
"Yeah, but he's all about commitment, houses, white picket fences and kids." With a deep sigh, Charli leaned against her boss. "I might not be the right woman for him."
"Shush." Audrey patted her arm. "You're perfect and you'd make a great wife and mother."
"I'm not so sure." Charli's eyes widened. "And what do I do with my mystery cowboy in the black hat?"
"You make a clean break. Stop it now."
"I can't do that!" Charli hopped to her bare feet and paced across the floor of the small storeroom. "What if Connor and I aren't right for each other? I'd be giving up a bird in the bush for one maybe in the hand."
Audrey rolled her eyes. "Please, enough with the metaphors. Do you love the mystery cowboy?"
"Maybe, I don't know." Charli pushed her hair back out of her face. "I love what he does to me, the sex-capades he's orchestrated all for my enjoyment."
"Do you love him ?"
Charli's shoulders sagged. "I don't know him."
"Do you know Connor Mason?"
"I'm getting to know him."
"And do you like what you know so far?" Audrey stood behind Charli and rested her hands on her shoulders. "Is he keeper material?"
That image of Connor standing at her door in the sunlight, grinning, flashed through her mind. His open, honest face so joyful and caring. Blood thrummed in her veins. "Yes."
"Then there you have it. You have to break it off with mystery dude."
"Do I?" Charli didn't want to. She turned and held out her hands. "Can I have one more night of crazy sex before I do that?"
"No. If you want to give this thing with Connor a fighting chance, you have to cut out the others from your life. Connor's a one-woman man."
"He wouldn't understand." Charli nodded. "I'll think about it. There's no guarantee Original Sin will want to do anything tonight anyway."
"And if he calls, what are you going to do?"
" Think about it." Charli faced her boss, her shoulders squared, her chin rising. "I've committed to no one. I still have choices."
"You might be limiting them if you make the wrong choice."
"Thanks, Audrey, you aren't making this easier." Charli stepped into her stilettos, cringing at how they cut into her feet. "I'd better get back to work before your customers start leaving."
"Think hard, sweetie. I think Connor could be the one."
"I promise to think on it." Charli went back to work, a little calmer, but no less clear in her mind what she wanted, or what she would do if the mystery cowboy wanted to meet with her after work. Hell, with all the stress, she was almost too tired anyway.
As the clock dragged toward two in the morning, Charli had given up on seeing Connor walk through the doors, his smile warming her insides. Not only that, but she hadn't received a message, text or call from Original Sin. So as far as she knew, there wouldn't be a night of raunchy sex to take the edge off her foreplay with Connor.
Thoroughly dejected, Charli chased the last customers from the bar, stacked chairs, swept and mopped and finally crawled into her
"I'm not good at commitment." Charli buried her face in her hands. "I make lousy choices. That's why I swore off long-term relationships."
"Did you really? Or were you waiting for a man worth committing to?" Audrey tipped Charli's up face. "Is Connor that man?"
"I barely know him." She lifted a nonchalant shoulder.
"Does he make you laugh?"
Charli chuckled. "At myself. You should have seen me trying to get up on that horse."
"You? On a horse?" Wide-eyed, Audrey shook her head. "I'd have paid to see that. Question is, does Connor make your heart flip over every time you see him?"
"Yes," Her heart fluttered, even now. "But so does Original Sin."
Audrey frowned. "Okay, consider this...do you know his freakin' name?"
Charli sighed. "Of course, it's Connor Mason. But I don't know if we're compatible in the sex department. So far it's only been kissing and foreplay, like we're in high school."
"Give him time to up the ante. Connor just might be the guy for you."
"Yeah, but he's all about commitment, houses, white picket fences and kids." With a deep sigh, Charli leaned against her boss. "I might not be the right woman for him."
"Shush." Audrey patted her arm. "You're perfect and you'd make a great wife and mother."
"I'm not so sure." Charli's eyes widened. "And what do I do with my mystery cowboy in the black hat?"
"You make a clean break. Stop it now."
"I can't do that!" Charli hopped to her bare feet and paced across the floor of the small storeroom. "What if Connor and I aren't right for each other? I'd be giving up a bird in the bush for one maybe in the hand."
Audrey rolled her eyes. "Please, enough with the metaphors. Do you love the mystery cowboy?"
"Maybe, I don't know." Charli pushed her hair back out of her face. "I love what he does to me, the sex-capades he's orchestrated all for my enjoyment."
"Do you love him ?"
Charli's shoulders sagged. "I don't know him."
"Do you know Connor Mason?"
"I'm getting to know him."
"And do you like what you know so far?" Audrey stood behind Charli and rested her hands on her shoulders. "Is he keeper material?"
That image of Connor standing at her door in the sunlight, grinning, flashed through her mind. His open, honest face so joyful and caring. Blood thrummed in her veins. "Yes."
"Then there you have it. You have to break it off with mystery dude."
"Do I?" Charli didn't want to. She turned and held out her hands. "Can I have one more night of crazy sex before I do that?"
"No. If you want to give this thing with Connor a fighting chance, you have to cut out the others from your life. Connor's a one-woman man."
"He wouldn't understand." Charli nodded. "I'll think about it. There's no guarantee Original Sin will want to do anything tonight anyway."
"And if he calls, what are you going to do?"
" Think about it." Charli faced her boss, her shoulders squared, her chin rising. "I've committed to no one. I still have choices."
"You might be limiting them if you make the wrong choice."
"Thanks, Audrey, you aren't making this easier." Charli stepped into her stilettos, cringing at how they cut into her feet. "I'd better get back to work before your customers start leaving."
"Think hard, sweetie. I think Connor could be the one."
"I promise to think on it." Charli went back to work, a little calmer, but no less clear in her mind what she wanted, or what she would do if the mystery cowboy wanted to meet with her after work. Hell, with all the stress, she was almost too tired anyway.
As the clock dragged toward two in the morning, Charli had given up on seeing Connor walk through the doors, his smile warming her insides. Not only that, but she hadn't received a message, text or call from Original Sin. So as far as she knew, there wouldn't be a night of raunchy sex to take the edge off her foreplay with Connor.
Thoroughly dejected, Charli chased the last customers from the bar, stacked chairs, swept and mopped and finally crawled into her
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