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Chapter One

“Screwing two guys doesn’t make you a slut”

Lainie Capshaw darted a quick glance at the crowd in Bucky’s Tavern Luckily none of her coworkers—her male coworkers—lurked about “Maybe you could’ve said that a little louder, Tanna I don’t think they heard you on the dance floor”

“Puh-lease Theat the cocktail waitress with the water on us” Tanna sucked down a healthy swig of beer “Twenty bucks says ol’ s pops a strap in the next ten minutes”

“No dice If I take that bet, you’ll sneak up behind her and slice the damn strap just so you can win”

“You’re no fun” Tanna sighed dramatically “I’m bored”

Lainie rolled her eyes A bored Tanna was a dangerous Tanna

“So let’s talk about Lainie’s lewd love life”

“Let’s not”

Tanna wagged her finger “Ah, ah, ah Suck it up, chickie You walk the walk, you gotta talk the talk Besides, who cares if you’re boning two guys? Cowboys are notorious for having a different buckle bunny every night, in every podunk rodeo town on the circuit It pisses me off there’s still a double standard for women”

“True But”

“But what?” Tanna looked at her quizzically “You aren’t feeling guilty, are you?”

She shrugged “Maybe Wouldn’t you?”

“Hell, no”

Bull Lainie called Tanna’s bluff “So if the buff babe in the yellow shirt sauntered over and said, ‘I wanna screw your brains out againstlot without question?”

“Or hesitation Well, besides checking my purse for condoms”

“Even when you’re already er froed

Tanna planted her elbows on the table “I’d do it in a heartbeat, Lainie What would you do if both your ht?”