Allen swaggered over to the pool, a conceited smile on his handsome face. She gave up her attempt at relaxing, and abandoned the lawn chair. His bloodshot gaze wandered over her figure in a way that made her regret leaving her beach robe in the house. Finally his gaze came to rest on hers. The shear lust in them left her wishing he had looked elsewhere. She mustered a cold stare.
"How did you know where to find me?"
He laughed suggestively. "Surely you're not trying to hide from me." He leaned closer, his hot breath laden with the smell of alcohol. "Found a new man?"
Lisa drew herself to her full height and glared at him. The wedge heels brought her up to his height, and she met his gaze almost on the level. "First I'd have to find a man before I could find a new one."
His eyes flashed angrily and he stepped forward, reaching for her. She took a quick step back and he dropped his hands. "You always did have a high opinion of yourself."
"If you feel that way, why did you come all the way out here to see me?"
His laugh was insidious. "What makes you think I came here to see you? Anyway, I saw your boss in town, so I figured you were alone."
"Yancey?" She blurted out. It was the first time she had used his first name, and it came completely unbidden. Why, she couldn't say. But there were more important things to think about at the moment. If Giddon and Sarah were both in town, then she was alone. The thought brought goose bumps to her arms.
Allen frowned. "No, Mrs. Giddon." His eyes glittered. "So you're on a first name basis with him, huh?"
Her face flushed hotly. "He's my employer, nothing else. So get your filthy little mind out of the gutter. This is where I work."
He glanced around the pool and lifted his upper lip in disdain. "This is work?"
The flush became hotter. "Surely you have time off as well, otherwise, how would you have time to come all the way out here. How did you know where I was working?"
Allen gave her a sour look. "You're really off on yourself, aren't you? Did it ever occur to you that I came out here to see someone else?"
There was a light step behind her, and then Allen's eyes widened as his attention shifted to a point behind her. She swung around to find Giddon watching Allen, his expression dark and brooding. He towered over them both, the muscles in his arms and shoulders straining against his shirt as he hooked his thumbs in the front pockets of his jeans.