"Laura Resnick - Fever Dream" - читать интересную книгу автора (Resnick Laura)

тАЬFighting.тАЭ

тАЬYou must have quite a temper.тАЭ

His smile made her catch her breath. тАЬNah. I'm a pussycat.тАЭ

тАЬYou're flirting with me,тАЭ she said in surprise.

тАЬIt's either you or those three guys in the corner, and I don't think they'd like my tie.тАЭ His teasing gaze
was perceptive. тАЬYou don't like flirting?тАЭ

тАЬI'm ... unaccustomed to it, shall we say.тАЭ

тАЬWe can say whatever you like. But you must live in a guarded tower if you're not used to men flirting
with you.тАЭ

тАЬA guarded tower?тАЭ She grew pensive and took another sip of her drink. тАЬA guarded tower,тАЭ she
repeated.

тАЬAre you married?тАЭ he asked quietly.

She blinked. тАЬNo.тАЭ No guard needed. She was the tower.

тАЬOh. Okay.тАЭ
тАЬWhy? Would you get up and leave if I said yes?тАЭ

тАЬNo. There's no harm in talking. But I wouldn't...тАЭ

тАЬWouldn't what?тАЭ What else did this flirtatious, impertinent stranger intend?

He shrugged and looked around the room. тАЬIf you'd said yes, I wouldn't ask you to dance.тАЭ

тАЬWe can't dance. There's no dance floor.тАЭ

He grinned again. тАЬNo dance floor? Damn. And we sure don't want to break the rules in a fine, upscale
establishment like the Bar Tigre, do we?тАЭ He slid off his stool and took her hand without asking. No one
ever touched her without asking. тАЬCome on. There's an empty space, there's music, and there's a
handsome guy like me. What more do you need?тАЭ

There was indeed music, though she had hardly noticed it until a moment ago. Blaring out from the dusty
speaker of an ancient radio, which the bartender obligingly turned up, the rumba had a scratchy, tinny
sound.

тАЬHow's your rumba?тАЭ the man asked, taking her in his arms.

тАЬIt needs work.тАЭ

тАЬNow's your chance.тАЭ

He made her laugh, because he couldn't rumba any better than she could, but he sure knew how to enjoy