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relatively easy to deal with back in L.A. Obviously she’d been waiting until she was in the middle of nowhere to cut loose.
    Dancing on the bar, drinking like a fish, and making cow eyes at the natives—he didn’t know how in hell he’d rein her in without causing her to explode in fury. She already hated every interfering move he made.
    Meanwhile he had to pretend to be unaffected by her actions. He had to ignore the wave of lust that had swamped him when he’d witnessed her shimmy-and-shake routine on top of the bar. And she kept looking at his mouth with this dreamy expression. Women who did that generally wanted to be kissed.
    He would control the urge to grant her unspoken wish, but if she felt like kissing somebody, she might settle for Rudy, instead. Now there was a prospect that really would have Madeline spinning in her grave—her precious granddaughter and sole heir to the Jarrett fortune making out with a backwoods lumberjack who was missing several teeth and allowed chickens to live in his house.
    Fortunately Rudy seemed like an unassuming type. So far he hadn’t shown any inclination to take advantage of Ally. Mitch wouldn’t bet that all the other men in the room had Rudy’s temperament, though, and if Ally had decided to turn into a barfly, she’d get into trouble sooner or later.
    As Mitch calculated his next move, Ally continued to educate Rudy on the mysteries of female sexuality. Mitch had checked into her background months ago and knew that her sexual experience was as limited as every other area of her life. There’d been one serious boyfriend in college and another semi-serious one since then.
    Both guys were now married to other women. Recently, Ally hadn’t dated at all. Her grandmother’s illness and then grief over her death had seemed to absorb the bulk of Ally’s attention.
    Which meant she was ripe for attaching herself to a guy, any guy. Still, he had a hard time imagining her choosing Rudy once she sobered up. Even so, there would be others hanging around the new girl in town, and Mitch had been charged with keeping her from making a terrible mistake. Until now he hadn’t realized how impossible that might be.
    Ally drained the last of her drink and pushed herself unsteadily to her feet. “If you’ll excuse me, I need to visit the ladies’ room.”
    Mitch stood automatically. “Do you need any—”
    “No. Mitchell.” She drew herself up, as if trying to look taller and more in control of the situation. She was still a foot shorter than he was, and still smashed. “I can handle a potty break on my own, thank you very much.”
    He sincerely hoped so. He’d hate to be forced to go in after her.
    “If s right down that hall, first door to your left. Can’t miss it. Says
Women
right on the door.” Rudy pointed toward the back of the bar. He’d also stood, and was gazing at her as if he wanted to walk her there.
    Ally flicked a glance over both of them and gave them a lopsided grin. “I can deal with this. You may both be seated.”
    “ Okay.” Rudy dropped back into his chair with a thud made the wood creak. “Don’t be long.” He gazed her with obvious adoration.
    As Mitch also sat down, he recognized a golden opportunity to institute his latest strategy. “Rudy, I need some help.”
    Rudy turned his head. “Sure thing. Here in Porcupine we help one another.”
    “It’s about Ally.”
    “Isn’t she wonderful?” Rudy smiled, displaying the between his teeth.
    “I’m crazy about her.” Mitch put on his most sincere expression. “I’m hoping we can work things out between us.”
    Rudy looked doubtful. “I don’t think she’s crazy about you, Mitchell. Sorry to have to tell you that, but she told me you were
driving
her crazy. But that’s not the same thing. In fact, it’s the opposite.”
    “I know. She’s upset with me. But underneath, I think she likes me a lot.”
    “You do? Then why did she tell me a while ago that she thought you were a