Playing the player

Dan was a loser and Chloe couldn't believe she'd fallen for his smooth talking

- Shane Telford

Chloe felt like such a fool. Of course, she was never going to meet Mr Right while she was pulling beers in the town pub, but something about Dan had caught her eye.

Maybe this one's different, she'd thought when he smiled.

How wrong she'd been!

The only thing Dan liked more than beer was bragging about his many girlfriends.

'And then there was Megan...' he'd say, listing off girls' names.

His long list brought Chloe's blood to a simmer.

That kiss they'd shared at closing time a few weeks back still replayed in her head - his stubble scratching her skin and reducing her legs to jelly. Had it really meant nothing to the pub's most loyal customer?

"The usual,' he said, and plopped down at the bar.

'Coming right up,' she said, refusing to make eye contact.