Love Discovered in New York (The Washington Triplets) Read Free Page A

walked, but I put a little something extra in my strut since I knew Colton would be watching.
    I kept my eyes focused on Nicks’ office door until I got closer to Colton’s table. When I was only ten feet away, I glanced to my left. My nipples hardened as his eyes slowly and unapologetically roamed over my body. I bit my lip to keep from smiling and looked away from him. The hair on the back of my neck stood up as I felt his eyes on my ass the entire rest of the walk to the office.
    “Hey, Stephen wants you,” I announced as I pushed the office door open all the way. “I think something’s wrong.”
    Nicks rushed out the door and ran over to Stephen. I took my time heading back to the bar because I couldn’t get enough of Colton’s watchful gaze. When I neared his table, two of the four men were gone and I heard a voice that wasn’t Colton’s.
    Slowing to a stop beside their table, I answered coolly, “Yes?”
    “My name is Vinnie,” the guy offered drunkenly. “And it’s my birthday.”
    I gave a short laugh. I wasn’t sure if he was serious or not, but the drunken expression on his face amused me.
    Leaning down a little closer to him so he could hear me, I tucked my hair behind my ear. “Well it looks like you and your boys know how to celebrate a birthday,” I said, gesturing to the bottles on the table. I willed myself not to look to the left even though I could feel Colton staring me down.
    “It’s my twenty-first birthday and my uncle and his friends are taking me out all weekend since I’m in town for my birthday,” Vinnie explained, pointing to the abundance of alcohol.
    Straightening back up, I acknowledged, “Sounds like you have a nice uncle, handsome.” I winked before taking a step back. “Do you need anything? Or are you all okay?”
    “We’re good. My uncle’s tab needs to be closed though. We’re calling it a night. They cut me off. And it’s my birthday!”
    “Okay, I’ll close it out and get it to your waitress to bring over here. You need anything else?”
    Vinnie looked me up and down, a glazed look in his eyes. “Well…”
    A hand lightly touched the small of my back and the heat sent a tingle up my spine. “That’s enough, Vinnie,” Colton interjected sternly.
    Just the sound of his voice alone was enough to cause a quiver in my belly.
    “Get your shit together and wait outside with Mike and Terrance. I’m going to close my tab,” Colton continued.
    Vinnie got up and followed suit, no questions asked. Colton closed his eyes and ran a hand down his face and across his chiseled features.
    “You’re a demanding one, aren’t you?” I asked as soon as we were out of earshot of Vinnie.
    “You have no idea.”
    A smartass remark got caught on the tip of my tongue when he opened his eyes. For the second time that night, he made my breath hitch. We slowed to a stop and just stared at one another.
    “I’m sorry to stare,” Colton started, “but you are…” He shook his head before he finished his thought. “Gorgeous.”
    The tension between us was building. With each word, each look and each minute that passed by, I was being seduced by him. The magic was happening—we were definitely sexually compatible.
    Suddenly, Nicks yelled for me from across the bar.
    Great timing Nicks, I thought sarcastically as my boss emphatically waved me over as if the back of the bar was on fire.
    “Stephen can close out your tab for you,” I said, pointing at Stephen as he flirted with a Duke & Duchess regular.
    “I’ll wait for you,” Colton said. It was an innocent enough statement, but a look that I couldn’t quite distinguish flickered in his eyes.
    We stared at each other for a beat before I responded, “You have three people waiting for you outside.”
    He shrugged with a self-assured half-smile. “Let them wait.”
    Holy shit, I thought as my stomach coiled into a knot.
    “So how about I—”
    “Colt! Come quick! Your nephew just went at a cop.” A tall, lanky guy