Chapter43: 43

He gives me a cruel smile that doesn’t reach his eyes. “A man was mauled to death by a bear last month not too far from here, so you have fun with that.” I try not to show how scared his words make me, but getting eaten by a bear is not high on my to-do list. “Fine,” I relent. “I’ll just sit here all night. Surely, that won’t be too much trouble for you.” “How old are you? Are you even old enough to be in here?” “I’m nineteen. I’m old enough to be in here and drink a coke.” He almost gives me an honest-to-god smile, and I’m amazed at how it transforms his face. He’s got the sexy, smoldering look down pat, but when he smiles, or kind of smiles, it makes him look young and carefree and sexy as hell. Without a word, he grabs a glass and starts making me a drink. When he hands me the concoction, I stare at it, eyeing the Maraschino cherry, and start laughing. “Did you seriously just make me a Shirley Temple?” “A virgin one, yes. The perfect drink for a little girl like you.” Before I can g