Free Billionaire Husband Test (Billionaire Online Dating Service) by Elle James

tend to fall for that smarmy Irish charm.”
    Leslie sighed. “If you’re set on pursuing Emma, you need to learn more about her. Observe her. Find out what she likes and dislikes.”
    “You mean spy on her?” Sean asked.
    “I know a good PI,” Max offered.
    Gage’s brows rose. “Isn’t that like stalking?”
    “No.” Max glared. “It’s being aware and informed.”
    Cooper paced the length of the long table. “I don’t want to creep her out or make her hate me. I want her to like me.”
    “You have to let her get to know you,” Leslie said.
    “I get one shot at this.” Cooper sighed, his hands fisting. “One more date and she’ll probably pull the plug on us.”
    “What’s not to like about you, man?” Max stood and draped an arm around his shoulders. “You like ranches, she likes ranches. The match is made in heaven. What more could you ask?”
    “More time together. One date isn’t going to be enough.” Cooper shoved a hand through his hair. “She doesn’t leave the ranch often.”
    “Then you have to be around when she does.”
    Gage shook his head. “You’re back to stalking.”
    “Talk to her brothers and her friends.” Leslie rounded the corner of the table and laid a hand on his arm. “Get to know as much as you can. But don’t crowd her. She’s still clinging to her fiancé‘s memory.”
    “But she’s not immune to me.” Cooper stared into Leslie’s eyes. “I could feel it. Her fiancé might be dead, but she’s not.”
    “Then plan on being where she is when she’s there.” Max slapped Cooper’s back. “Her brothers liked you, work with them. Get their help.”
    Cooper grinned. “They did invite me to watch the Aggies game.”
    “Like I said, what’s not to like about you?” Max grinned.
    “Aren’t you her friend?” Cooper pinned Leslie with a stare. “What do you know about her?”
    Leslie raised her hands. “Sorry, Cooper, you have to work this on your own. If I give you any more information, I run the risk of violating my client’s confidentiality.”
    “Then I better find someone who can help me.” Cooper grabbed his cowboy hat and headed for the door.
    “Where are you going?”
    “To convince my potential future wife she deserves a second chance at love.”
    “With you?” Max asked.
    “Who else?”
     

Chapter Six
    “I can’t believe you talked me into coming out to the Ugly Stick tonight.” Emma grabbed the long neck bottle of beer from the counter and downed a long slug before she turned to face the saloon’s interior.
    “You’ve been holin’ up so long you probably forgot how to dance.” Ace patted the seat beside him. “Sit. You’re as nervous as a cat in a room full of rockin’ chairs.”
    “I’m not in the mood to be out. Too many people are here, it’s noisy and smells like tube socks and stale beer.”
    Brand inhaled deeply and patted his chest. “Man, I love that smell. I can feel my chest hairs growin’.” He reached out and snagged the waitress as she hurried by. “Charli, honey, could you bring us a pitcher of Guinness?”
    Charli raised her brows and stared at the hand on her arm until Brand let go. “You got it.” She spun away, collecting empties as she zigzagged toward the bar.
    “That Charli has a lot of sass,” Brand noted. “Emma, I think you’re right. I need a woman.”
    Emma rolled her eyes. “Charli’s taken.”
    Brand frowned, his gaze following the pretty waitress. “That’s right. Mason’s staked his claim, hasn’t he?”
    “From what I understand, she staked it first,” Colton corrected.
    “That’s what I like…a woman who can take charge.” Brand cracked his knuckles. “Well then, who’s the lucky girl for this cowboy?”
    A chuckle rose up Emma’s throat and escaped before she could straighten her lips and give her brother a stern look. “Really, Brand?”
    Ace shook his head. “Tone down the ego or you’ll never land a decent woman.”
    “Who said I wanted decent?” He