Yes, of course,
ma'am. Mustn't embarrass the natives."
"Screw the natives! We mustn't embarrass me!"
Leaning forward, she whispered sharply, "And you won't tell anybody, right?
By God, if you do, I'll..."
"No need for threats, ma'am. I don't kiss and tell. Or lick and tell. Or..."
"Cade, dammit!"
Raising a hand in polite protest, he said, "Yes'm. I'll shut up now. No need
to get all fuzzed up and rowdy. Yet. I'll try to make it worth your while later,
though."
Beth looked at the ceiling and let out a soft, exasperated, "Ah, hell!" then
grabbed her new beer and finished it.
"Enough of this," she said, setting the glass firmly on the table. "Let's go
now."
Draining his own beer, Cade said, "Yes'm. As you say. By your command,
milady."
He stood up and went to pay the bill, then held the door for Beth and
followed her to the sidewalk. Yup. She had real nice legs and it was going to be
a true pleasure to...
"You're doing it again," said Beth, without turning around.
"What's that, milady?"
"Staring at my legs."
"Oh. Yup. Sure was. Just planning my route north.
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