As the night went on, I can proudly admit that I flirted my ass off. I flirted with the good-looking bartender. I flirted with a couple of guys who bought me drinks. Hell, by the time I had some alcohol in my system, I was pretty sure I started flirting with Valerie.
In front of her girlfriend.
But more than anything, I flirted with Alex. We were usually pretty touchy anyways, so all I really had to do was flutter my lashes a few more times than necessary, bite my lip once or twice when I smiled. He surprised me by playing along perfectly.
I hadn’t expected him to be such a good actor.
Matteo surprised me as well, but it was in a much less pleasant way. He turned out to have a lot more self-control than I had banked on. I could feel his eyes on me, and the few times I’d dared to sne
