“Oh, shit, Orion. Sorry, man. Didn’t realize she was with you.” Stimpy raised his hands and walked away.
Orion focused on me. “You good?”
“Yes. But you didn’t need to do that.”
Sierra leaned in close and without looking at her, I knew she was swooning.
“I know your brother, Raquel, Ididneed to do that,” he said.
I forced myself not to react. “My brother?”
He smiled and I nearly lost my mind…and my panties.
“Doc,” he said. “You know, the president of the Dogs of Fire Savannah.”
“How could you possibly know Doc’s my brother?” I asked. “I’ve never met you.”
He leaned against the bar, now fully facing me and I craned my head to look up at him.
“My old man’s the president of the Primal Howlers. I’ve known your brother for a while.”
Of course he had.
“Yum,” Sierra breathed out, for my ears only.
Orion pulled out his phone and swiped his finger over the screen. “I’ve got a picture of you from your Christmas party last year. I never forget a face.” Handing me the phone, I saw the photo from the charity event the club put on every year, handing out presents to the foster kids in the area. I was standing beside my brother and laughing. I think he’d made some inappropriate joke right before the picture was snapped. “Plus, you look a lot alike.”
I frowned. “Translation: Doc sent you this to keep an eye on me.”
He slid his phone back in his pocket. “I plead the fifth.”
“I’ve been here several times and I know Smiley well, so how come I’ve never seen you?”
“Because I didn’t want you to see me.”
I narrowed my eyes. “Have you been stalking me?”
“You can stalk me,” Sierra said. “Anytime.”
Orion grinned at her. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Patrón,” Smiley said, setting shot glasses in front of us and pouring tequila into them.
Orion gave him a chin lift and Smiley nodded, refusing to take my credit card.
“I’ve got this,” Orion said.
“Um, no, you don’t,” I countered.
Smiley chuckled. “Like your spunk, sweetheart, but your money’s no good here.”
“So, we can drink as much as we want?” Sierra asked. “For free?”
“Go for it.”
“Challenge accepted,” she retorted, and Orion smirked.
I shook my head. “Sier—”
