Kelsey rolled her eyes.“What happened to half-price?”
“My kingdom to have Erin Donovan at my color bar.”
“Is that what it’s called?”Nathan frowned.
“At From Hair to Eternity, we have a separate area where we do color.We have magazines and some interactive tablets where we take the customer’s image and show them various colors, highlights, lowlights, balayage.Sort of a ‘try it before you wear it’ kind of thing.And we want to keep them entertained while they process, so we have complimentary wine and mimosas.”
“I’m sure that’s a good idea.”
Kelsey was sure he had no idea whether or not it was.
“I keep trying to get my hands on Kelsey.”
He turned and looked at her.“Me too.”
“Hair, Mr.Donovan.She wants to get her hands on my hair.”But his softly spoken words had sent an illicit ripple through her.
“It’s perfect as it is,” he said.
“Copper,” Andi went on as if he hadn’t spoken.“Forget burgundy.We could add some copper.Highlights, maybe.Brighten it up.”
“Up to Kelsey.”He shrugged.“Personally, I wouldn’t change a thing.”
Andi glared.
He held up his hands in mock defeat.“No one asked my opinion, though.”
The server walked over and asked if he could bring anything else.
Nathan ordered a Texas single malt, neat.
“Anything else?Maybe some sliders?Chicken wings?Happy hour ends in about twenty minutes.”
Instead of answering for them, Nathan looked at each woman in turn.“Ladies?”
How did he manage to do that?At once, he was annoying and charming.
Even though another chocolate martini sounded like heaven, she shook her head, consciously making the choice to scene with him when they got back to her place.The simple decision made waves of anticipation roll through her stomach.
“Did you eat anything besides hummus?”he asked Kelsey.
She shook her head.
“Would you like to go somewhere else for dinner or eat something else here?”
The idea of going out to dinner with him didn’t appeal to her, but she was still hungry.“Sliders,” she said.
“Andi?”he asked.
“I’d eat some.”
“Two orders, for the table.”
“With French fries,” Andi added.
The server committed the order to memory before leaving.
Over the next half hour as they ate, she was surprised by how charming Nathan was, asking Andi about her business and listening to her plans for expansion.But the whole time, with the way he touched her beneath the table and looked at her when she spoke, he made her feel extraordinarily special.
