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what she really wanted to do went to war.
    Valerie wanted to get in his face all right, but not to scold him. She wanted to kiss him. A real kiss, just to see if his sensual mouth felt as good as it looked. To see if he was as skilled as he was charming.
    But work—and common sense—called to her now. And so did Gavin O’Neal.
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    â€œCome here, Val.” Gavin saw her hesitate a moment prior to striding down the aisle toward him. Before she could hide away in the kitchen, he caught her arm. “Hang on a minute.”
    She set the glass down and faced him. “What now?”
    He countered her frown with a smile. “Just wanted to make sure you’re okay.”
    â€œI’m fine. Why do you ask?”
    â€œGretchen has been known to ruin a person’s day. She looked like she was giving you a hard time.”
    She lifted one shoulder in a shrug. “Nothing I couldn’t handle. Coffee?”
    Here came the game that had evolved between them for the past few weeks. Gavin enjoyed the hell out of it. “You bet.”
    â€œSugar?”
    â€œSure thing.” He tapped his lip. “Right here.”
    Most times she looked disgusted, but not today when she said, “Lecher.”
    â€œSweetheart.”
    â€œDevil.”
    â€œAngel.”
    â€œBite me.”
    Gavin crooked a finger at her, and instead of standing her ground stiff as a board, as she normally did, Val actually moved closer to him. “Name the time and the place and where you’d like that love bite,” he said. “And I’ll be glad to see to it.”
    She straightened his collar and patted his chest. “One of these days I’m going to take you up on these questionable offers. Then what are you going to do?”
    He toyed with the gold loop in her ear. “Well, since we’re in a public place, maybe I should wait to tell you my plans until we’re alone. They’re kind of detailed.”
    Valerie’s eyes went wide, and Gavin saw it, that flash of desire, of heat, even though she covered it quickly by pointing to the rear of the room. “Sit down and I’ll bring you the coffee. If you behave, I’ll try not to spill it in your lap.” She sent him an overly sweet smile. “Will you be dining alone?”
    â€œI won’t be dining at all. Just having a break with friends.”
    No longer smiling, she propped both hands on her hips. “I live to serve you.”
    He studied her for a long moment. “Are you mad at me?”
    â€œLet’s just say I’m not too happy that you took it upon yourself to ask Manny to give me some time off.”
    Damn Manny’s big mouth. “I thought you could use it. You’re wearing yourself out in this place.”
    She worked her way behind the counter and turned her back to him. “I intend to use the time to find a place to live.”
    He got the message—loud and clear—and tuned it out. “We can talk about it when I pick you up this afternoon. I’m going to have a seat now.”
    Without waiting for her response, Gavin took the booth in the rear of the restaurant, away from the windows, the place where he and the other Cattleman’s Club members often convened when they weren’t meeting at the club itself.
    He sat where he could see Valerie, although she still had her back to him, shoving a filter into one coffeepot with a vengeance. She was definitely mad at him, but he wasn’t too concerned. Come tonight, he’d try to convince her that he only had her best interest at heart. Maybe he’d give her a peace offering—and he knew just the thing, since she probably wouldn’t accept the other offer he had in mind. That involved using their mouths for something other than exchanging barbs.
    The door buzzed and Logan Voss strode in. Valerie gave him a smile and inquired about his day, and that ticked Gavin off. Not that he thought Logan had any designs