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recall, being a semiregular and all, the young blonde hadn’t worked at Kickin’ all that long. Her name tag said she was Shelby from California.
    “Hey, not a bad idea. I could start a side business and retire before I’m thirty.”
    “And what would you do if you retired?” Logan asked, noting how attractive she was in a cute-as-a-button sort of way.
    She stared off into the distance for a few beats, before focusing on him with an honest-to-goodness look. “I could tell you what I wouldn’t do. I wouldn’t be working two jobs and struggling to take care of my grandfather in his tiny house by the interstate. Poor man would have a nice place to live and a real good nurse to care for him in his last days.”
    “Sorry to hear your grandpa’s not well,” Logan said.
    “I appreciate that. He’s a dear man and I’m doing my best.” She shrugged a shoulder. “I’m afraid I’m all he’s got right now.”
    Logan eyed the pretty woman with admiration. It was refreshing to hear how loyalty and devotion still meant something to some folks. “Well, then I think he’s got a hell of a lot.”
    The girl’s smile returned, beaming on Logan like shining stadium lights. “Thanks, I needed to hear that today. What else can I get for you?”
    “You’re welcome. And if you could bring us another round of beers, too, I would appreciate it.”
    “You got it,” she said, and turned to take an order from the next table.
    Ward shook his head when the waitress was out of earshot. “Man, oh, man.”
    “What?” Logan didn’t wait for Ward to answer before he tipped his head back and guzzled down the remaining drops of his beer.
    “You sure know how to sweet-talk a woman.”
    “That’s all it is, is talk, Halliday. Besides, she was real nice.” Logan leaned way back in his chair, tipping it on end, stretching out his legs. He hadn’t had a date with a woman in a long while. And Shelby from California had piqued his interest enough for him to consider breaking his three-month-long streak of being dateless. But Shelby seemed to have enough on her plate, without dating a man who had no interest in permanence. He chose his women wisely and when he did, it was a just-for-laughs, without-any-strings-attached kind of thing. Whether it lasted one week or a few months, he made sure the women he dated weren’t the home-and-hearth kind.
    “Well, if Molly could’ve seen you flirting with that blonde, she would’ve pestered you until you asked the girl out.”
    Logan leaned back in his seat. “Your wife’s been itching to marry me off.”
    “Don’t I know it? She’s forever going on and on about you three Slade boys not getting hitched. I can only imagine the pestering she’ll give my boy when Hunter gets of age.”
    “Hunter doesn’t have a girl?”
    “No, sir. Right about now, he’s focused on attending college in the fall. Saving his money, too.”
    “That’s always a good thing,” Logan said. He’d known Hunter since birth, but the big strapping boy wasn’t much of a talker. Logan knew he loved horses, though. He’d taken after his father that way. Ward had taught Hunter the value in treating an animal with respect.
    A few minutes later, Shelby came by with Ward’s second bowl of chili and two more beers. She set everything down on the table. “Here you go, boys.”
    “Thanks, miss,” Ward said, lifting his spoon, ready to dive in.
    “You’re very welcome,” she said, giving Ward her attention before sending Logan another big smile. “If you need anything else, just let me know.”
    When she turned to help another customer, Logan watched the gentle sway of her hips in her short navy blue waitress uniform.
    “Truth is, I haven’t had a date in a long while,” he muttered.
    Ward didn’t seem to hear him. He was too busy looking straight past him and waving his hand with a come-here gesture. Logan craned his head toward Kickin’s front door and a vile curse slipped from his lips.
    “Well now, would