“Spencer Elliott.”
Atticus leaned forward, a slow smile forming.“No shit?Slade’s brother.”
“You know him?”
“Met him once.Here, actually.He tried to get me to go home with him.”
Archer tried not to let that bother him.
“I didn’t, but I don’t think he cared one way or the other.”
Sounded like Spencer.
“You two hook up?”
“No.Went out a coupla times.It lasted all of a minute.”
Grinning, Atticus flopped back.“What happened?”
“Nothing.”Archer reached for his beer.“Absolutely nothing.”
Atticus didn’t say anything, but Archer got the feeling the man was studying him.He wanted to ask what he was thinking, but decided he didn’t really want to know.Atticus had been in town for a while now; there were likely plenty of stories he’d heard about Spencer.Based on what Archer knew, they would be fabricated, but that didn’t stop the rumor mill from grinding.
“I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you, man.Spencer seems like a nice guy.”
He was.But Spencer also seemed to be his own worst enemy.Archer wasn’t sure there’d ever been a chance for them to begin with.
“You boys need anything?”the waitress asked, removing the empty glasses and bottles from the table.
“Two more shots, two more beers,” Atticus said.“Put ’em on my tab.”
“Will do.”
When she was out of earshot, Atticus looked at him and grinned.“I’m startin’ to think serious relationships aren’t in the stars for me.”
“Yeah?”
Atticus spun the beer he was still nursing.“This is the first one for me.Probably the last.”
“Oh, I wouldn’t rule it out yet.How old are you?”
“Twenty-five.”
“Still young.You’ve got plenty of time.”
Atticus stared at him, those green eyes catching the light and glittering with what Archer could only guess was mischief.
“You’re speakin’ from experience, huh?Because what?You’re old and wizened?”
Archer huffed a laugh.“Somethin’ like that.I’ll be thirty next year.Old age isn’t far off.”
Atticus’s grin widened.“I’m thinkin’ you’ve got a few good years left.”
“You think?”Archer teased.
The waitress appeared, setting down the shots and the beers.
“Thanks,” he told her, earning a smile in return.
