Cristal Blue (Sweet Valentine Treat's) by Suzy Ayers Read Free Book Online Page A

hands into little fists as she rested her face on them and her elbows on the bar.
    “What?” He looked at her pensively.
    “Hmm?” She asked dreamily.
    “You, sighing? Wish you were somewhere else?”
    “No.” She stood straight and returned to her garnishes. “Well, wishing I was with someone I guess.” She smiled coyly back over her shoulder. She closed up all of the compartments of the little box that contained fruit and set it on the bar in front of him.
    “Hmm. No man in your life?” She shook her head and her blue tips tapped her cheeks. “Can I buy you a drink?”
    Her azure eyes lit up. “Okay handsome stranger.” She licked her cherry lip gloss. “If.” She paused for effect.
    He smiled this time in anticipation. “If what?”
    “You tell me your name.”
    He let out a big laugh and his head went back. “Not what I expected. My name is Spencer, Spencer Slade.” He threw his hand out to her.
    “Not what you expected or not what you wanted?” She teased and put her hand in his. He turned her hand and kissed it. And when she felt his lips touch her skin she felt a jolt. It had been months since she’d felt a man’s touch and he only kissed her hand. She stared at him, her breath frozen inside her.
    “So what ’ll it be?”
    “Huh?” She stood like a stone statue.
    “Your drink?”
    “Oh.” She laughed. “Sex on the beach.”
    “Mmm that sounds like fun. Wish there was one around here, might take you up on that.”
    Man you have no idea . She mixed her drink quickly. “So tell me about yourself Spencer.” She popped a cherry into her mouth and sipped on her drink, mostly juice. She also popped another bottle top for him.
    “Will you sit with me?”
    She smiled. There was no one else so why not? She slid on the barstool beside him. His eyebrow went up when he saw just how short her skirt was as she sat.
    “I’m on leave and headed back tomorrow with some buddies, driving down to Paris Island. They all have girlfriends or wives.”
    “Leave?”
    “Yeah, sorry. I’m a Marine.” He swigged some more beer.
    Yum. Man in uniform even better . She touched his arm. “I love listening to your accent.” His plaid shirt was rolled up on his forearm; she could see muscles on his tanned arm.
    “My cowboy twang huh?” He placed his hat on her head and made her laugh.
     
    “Hey Blue!” A thin short girl, with short curly pink-haired girl waltzed in.
    Cristal rolled her eyes. “Nice of you to show up Royal Pink.” She jumped off the stool ; returned the hat to Spencer’s head.
    He looked a little sad as he pushed the brim back.
    She checked the clock, eleven thirty. “Think you can close?” She shot Pink an angry look as she grabbed her purse behind the bar.
    “Yeah yeah. Who’s this cowboy?” Royal Pink grinned as she ran her hand along his shoulders.
    “He’s my Valentine treat. Goodnight Pink!” She yelled as she pulled his hand; yanked him from the stool and dragged him out the front door.
    “I am?” He asked as they got outside. His hazel eyes danced excited in the light overhead and that wasn’t all that was.
    “That is, if you can handle me.” He gave her a look like he would take her right there; she pushed him back. “Do you have a car here?”
    “No . I took the subway.”
    “Get in.” She walked around and climbed into her beater. She tossed discarded water bottles into the back as she leaned over and unlocked the door.
    “Yes ma’am.” He grinned and buckled. Oh, he had no idea what he was in store for, she thought as her tongue rolled around in her mouth.
    The drive was a sh ort distance to her place. She felt his piercing eyes on her the entire ride making tiny hairs on her body prickle up. Damn I need this bad.
    She pulled into the dingy garage and put the car in park. Before she knew it he was coming around to her side of the car. He was fast. She only turned to get her cell and purse. He opened her door. Hadn’t expected that.
    “Um, hi there.”