Now or Never

town. The guy to girl ratio is ridiculous, I love it.”
    Grayson wasn’t comfortable with the attention at all. She took a huge swig of her drink, and the liquid went down smoothly, loosening some of her muscles. She’d need a couple for liquid courage, but she’d have to watch her intake. It was a long time since she’d last gone out drinking, and she knew her sister could drink her, and some grown men, under the table. All Grayson needed was to get drunk and make a fool of herself.
    Luna leaned upon her elbows across the table, her blue eyes sparkling. She motioned to the bar. “Pick one.”
    “Pick one?”
    “Yeah, you can have any one of these guys. All you gotta do is decide which one you want, it’s that easy.”
    Grayson looked at her sister like she’d lost her damn mind, but she did scan the bar. It was dimly lit and packed. Some people were out on the dance floor dancing to the local band playing, while a bunch crowded the bar, yelling to get the bartender’s attention.
    She honed in on a group of men gathered at the corner, all of them a bit more chill looking than the rest of the rowdy bar. There wasn’t one woman near them, which was odd considering they were an attractive group. Grayson noticed a single guy standing off to the side of the group. He was obviously with them but hung back, one hand holding a beer bottle as his eyes scanned the bar.
    Perfect, Grayson thought. He was tall and lean with short-cropped dark hair; completely opposite of Josh.
    Grayson nodded towards his direction.
    “That one.”
    She didn’t really think it was as easy as picking a man out by appearance and guaranteeing to nab him. It was true that genetics had been good to Grayson and her sister, but there were a lot of pretty women at the bar. She felt like they were ten again and playing some silly game, humoring her sister because it was easier than ignoring her.
    Luna nodded her approval. “Should have known, the leader of the pack.”
    “What does that mean?”
    “Those guys are Marines. He’s in charge; that’s why he’s standing back and watching.”
    “Marines? I thought this was an army town.”
    “Marines,” Luna said matter-of-factly.
    “What the hell would Marines be doing at an Army base?”
    Luna laughed. “Training. All branches come here. I told you, hot bed for sexy beasts. Believe me now?”
    “How do you know all this anyway?” Grayson asked, surprised that her sister had some kind of secret life she never knew about. She held up a hand. “On second thought, never mind. I don’t think I want to know.” She gazed at him thoughtfully. “He looks a lot older than me though.”
    Luna narrowed her eyes. “I’m sure he is. At least, mid-thirties, I’d guess. However little sister, one tip I will share with you from my experiences, the older ones are much better in bed.”
    Excitement raced through Grayson’s body. Could she do it? Have a little bit of fun for once? Let herself let go of her inhibitions? She could kill two birds with one stone: a one-night stand and sex with an older man. She wasn’t as confident as Luna that she could just pick a man and have him take her to his hotel, but she figured it would be fun to try. Worst case, she went home alone. Not the end of the world. Plus, her liquid courage stepped up a few notches, so why the hell not?
    Grayson leaned to whisper in her sister’s ear. “What about protection?”
    Luna patted her purse, looking delighted as hell. “I got you covered.”
    Grayson’s heart hammered at the thought. “Who did you pick?”
    “Three guys over from yours.”
    Grayson counted and saw a guy who was much shorter with blond hair. He was laughing, his wide shoulders shaking and his head tossed back easily. She wondered what had made her sister pick him. She thought he looked way too much like Josh, and that was a total turn off.
    Her eyes darted back to the dark-haired guy. He didn’t seem to notice her. On the other hand, he didn’t seem to notice anyone else either.
    Luna stood up, and Grayson grabbed her arm. “Where are you going?”
    “I’ll be right back.”
    Grayson had to pick her jaw up off the table as she watched her sister walk over to the group of guys like she was some sort of celebrity. She leaned over and whispered something into the blond guy’s ear. He turned and smiled, looking Luna up and down. Then she saw Luna point at her, and Grayson groaned. What was she thinking, following her crazy sister around?