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either of them, but neither said
a word. Reid held her gaze for a long, tension-charged heartbeat, nodded once,
and stepped around her. Porter did the same.

Chapter Two
     
    His aim was off. After the scene with Marsha and Randy, Reid
couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn, much less whatever he attempted to go
for on the dartboard. He’d managed to pull off the win, but barely.
    Damn it to hell! He’d wanted to throttle that bastard for
touching her. He’d wanted to tear him apart limb by limb.
    She’d handled it, though, and handled it well. He wasn’t too
macho to admit that. She hadn’t hesitated to remind him and Porter that this
was her bar now, either, and they had no business stepping in. The anger in her
eyes as she stared at him hadn’t surprised him. The pain he doubted she even
knew she’d let show had. Her hatred for them wasn’t just based on fury. They’d
hurt her. She’d trusted them and they’d betrayed her. How in the hell would
they win back that trust?
    “Final score for tonight is eleven to seven,” Coby told the
rest of the team as he handed over the signed score sheet to the other team’s
captain. “Good job, guys.”
    “Guess that means you boys get another round on the house,”
Marsha announced as she came up behind Coby.
    Reid had noticed she’d let Allie go early, taking over
serving the entire bar herself. She’d done it without missing a beat, too,
proving how she kept those amazing legs of hers in such fantastic shape.
    The crowd in the bar had trickled down to nothing but the
remaining dart team members and a couple sitting at a table near the door. A
glance at that couple told Reid they were preparing to leave, too. Good.
    “Can we carry it over to next week, Marsha?” Tucker asked.
“I’m through for tonight. You can cash out my tab whenever you get time.”
    “Sure, we can do that.” Marsha nodded. “Everyone else want
to do that, too?”
    “Porter and I will take ours now.” Reid didn’t miss the look
of resignation that moved through her angelic face. She wanted them gone. Too
bad for her, they had different plans.
    “I’ll ring up the tabs,” she told the other guys. “And get
your beers,” she added, glancing at him before walking away.
    “Grab one for yourself, too,” Porter called after her. “Put
it on my tab.”
    “I can get my own beer,” she shot over her shoulder.
“Thanks.”
    “Never knew that woman had such a cold streak in her,” Coby
commented when Marsha was out of earshot. “You two sure you want to be left in
this place alone with her? ‘Cause everyone else is headed out.”
    “Yeah, we’re sure.” Reid wanted them out ten minutes ago. He
glanced at his wristwatch. It was barely midnight. State law allowed bars to
remain open until three a.m., but Marsha would close the doors as soon as the
last customer left.
    He and Porter didn’t plan on being customers tonight.
    They hung back, waiting and watching as Marsha cashed out
the rest of the guys. Tucker said something that made her laugh, the smile
transforming her face from angelic to downright gorgeous. Pain sliced through
Reid at the sight, remembering how she used to smile at him that way. He’d
never meant to fall for her, didn’t even know when it happened. He’d been
attracted to her from the get-go. What man in his right mind wouldn’t be? With
a stream of long dirty-blonde hair, potent green eyes, and a body built to fuel
every man’s fantasy, she was truly one of God’s greatest creations. Still, he
hadn’t thought to make a move on her, certainly never imagined he’d fall Titans
cap over Reeboks in love with her.
    In the three years he’d known her, she’d morphed from a
stranger to a friend to the deepest desire of his soul…and then his enemy. He
aimed to change it back if it was the last thing he did.
    “Here you go.” Marsha’s sultry voice yanked Reid from his
reverie. “If you two don’t mind, I’m going to finish cleaning so I can close
this