“Lyric is about to go on break in a minute. Would you mind giving the guys these waters after your next table?”
“Sure thing.” Meagan winked and gave him a smile as she walked away.
“Here you go, gentlemen.” Meagan reached over to place a pitcher of beer in front of the guys at her next table, and she almost dropped their frosty mugs when one of them spoke.
“Well, well, well, if it isn’t Coop’s little Meagan.” Greg sneered. “Careful, boys. This one’s a fucking tease.”
“Whatever, dude. First of all, I’m not Coop’s anything. I just wasn’t interested in anything with you plain and simple. Now I’ve got a job to do, so what can I get for you?” Chuckles erupted all around the table, and Greg’s eyes narrowed. She’d seen him a couple of times since their first encounter, if you could call it that, and every time he looked at her, she could feel the hate rolling off of him. It was a little creepy, and she was seriously getting fed up with the unwarranted hostility.
“I like the feisty ones.” Another one of his buddies moved closer, but she managed to step around him safely. Fortunately, unlike Greg, he hadn’t pushed his luck. She didn’t bother to reply.
Instead, she decided to wave and take a few steps away from them. “Well, you guys think about those drink orders some more, and I’ll have someone here to check on you in a minute.” She hurriedly made her way to the stage.
She hadn’t realized she’d been holding her breath until she met Coop’s gaze. He must have seen Greg talking to her, because he looked concerned. He maintained eye contact with her as the song ended, but as soon as he stepped off the stage, he was surrounded by a bunch of women, distracting him.
Meagan smiled shyly as she walked past him and then hopped onto the stage to give the rest of the band their water bottles. “Thanks, babe. You’re a lifesaver.” Brett smiled before chugging half the bottle, and then pulled her into a hug after she tossed the remaining waters to the others, minus one—Coop’s, because he was still busy fending off his busty entourage.
“Any time.”
Brett chuckled and looked over at Coop. “Think we should help him out? I don’t know about you, but I could sure use some company later on.” He wiggled his eyebrows. “What do you say we let Coop off the hook? You bring him that water and lure him away while I reap the benefits of having a bunch of lovely ladies to choose from. He looks a little uncomfortable.”
“Oh, you are bad.”
“I am. You just let me know if you’d ever like a taste of a bad boy, and I’d be happy to oblige, my lovely Meagan. Hell, if I didn’t have so much respect for Coop, I would have already tried to win you over, but any fool could see that would be a lost cause. You two are perfect for each other. I just wish you’d both wise up to it.”
“Thanks—I think.” Meagan looked over to the man in question and smiled as he mouthed the word ‘help’. “I believe Coop just gave us the cue to go ahead. Shall we?”
“After you, beautiful.” Brett reached for her hand to pull her forward with him, hopped off the stage, and then cut in between the small crowd to deposit her right at Coop’s side.
He immediately took advantage and wrapped his arms around her. Coop placed her in front of him and moved his face to the side of hers to whisper, “You’re a lifesaver. Have I ever told you that?”
“Really?” Meagan shivered and decided to turn around and face him so that they were breast to chest. “Then hang on to your life raft and follow my lead.” He felt really good against her, and it was fun to play along.
“I think I like were this is heading.” Coop smiled wide and winked at her. “I think I’d follow you anywhere, Meagan. Anywhere, any time.”
Meagan smiled back, and a whiny voice interrupted them. “Hey, Coop, when you going to let go of her and come give me some of your attention?”
Coop and Meagan both
“Sure thing.” Meagan winked and gave him a smile as she walked away.
“Here you go, gentlemen.” Meagan reached over to place a pitcher of beer in front of the guys at her next table, and she almost dropped their frosty mugs when one of them spoke.
“Well, well, well, if it isn’t Coop’s little Meagan.” Greg sneered. “Careful, boys. This one’s a fucking tease.”
“Whatever, dude. First of all, I’m not Coop’s anything. I just wasn’t interested in anything with you plain and simple. Now I’ve got a job to do, so what can I get for you?” Chuckles erupted all around the table, and Greg’s eyes narrowed. She’d seen him a couple of times since their first encounter, if you could call it that, and every time he looked at her, she could feel the hate rolling off of him. It was a little creepy, and she was seriously getting fed up with the unwarranted hostility.
“I like the feisty ones.” Another one of his buddies moved closer, but she managed to step around him safely. Fortunately, unlike Greg, he hadn’t pushed his luck. She didn’t bother to reply.
Instead, she decided to wave and take a few steps away from them. “Well, you guys think about those drink orders some more, and I’ll have someone here to check on you in a minute.” She hurriedly made her way to the stage.
She hadn’t realized she’d been holding her breath until she met Coop’s gaze. He must have seen Greg talking to her, because he looked concerned. He maintained eye contact with her as the song ended, but as soon as he stepped off the stage, he was surrounded by a bunch of women, distracting him.
Meagan smiled shyly as she walked past him and then hopped onto the stage to give the rest of the band their water bottles. “Thanks, babe. You’re a lifesaver.” Brett smiled before chugging half the bottle, and then pulled her into a hug after she tossed the remaining waters to the others, minus one—Coop’s, because he was still busy fending off his busty entourage.
“Any time.”
Brett chuckled and looked over at Coop. “Think we should help him out? I don’t know about you, but I could sure use some company later on.” He wiggled his eyebrows. “What do you say we let Coop off the hook? You bring him that water and lure him away while I reap the benefits of having a bunch of lovely ladies to choose from. He looks a little uncomfortable.”
“Oh, you are bad.”
“I am. You just let me know if you’d ever like a taste of a bad boy, and I’d be happy to oblige, my lovely Meagan. Hell, if I didn’t have so much respect for Coop, I would have already tried to win you over, but any fool could see that would be a lost cause. You two are perfect for each other. I just wish you’d both wise up to it.”
“Thanks—I think.” Meagan looked over to the man in question and smiled as he mouthed the word ‘help’. “I believe Coop just gave us the cue to go ahead. Shall we?”
“After you, beautiful.” Brett reached for her hand to pull her forward with him, hopped off the stage, and then cut in between the small crowd to deposit her right at Coop’s side.
He immediately took advantage and wrapped his arms around her. Coop placed her in front of him and moved his face to the side of hers to whisper, “You’re a lifesaver. Have I ever told you that?”
“Really?” Meagan shivered and decided to turn around and face him so that they were breast to chest. “Then hang on to your life raft and follow my lead.” He felt really good against her, and it was fun to play along.
“I think I like were this is heading.” Coop smiled wide and winked at her. “I think I’d follow you anywhere, Meagan. Anywhere, any time.”
Meagan smiled back, and a whiny voice interrupted them. “Hey, Coop, when you going to let go of her and come give me some of your attention?”
Coop and Meagan both
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