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"I’h she was a cute fifteen year old I smiled at her She was kind of adorable "I’m Joss’ new flat back at Braden expectantly

I wasn’t at all annoyed by her blatant interest in hi to my face

Okay

Really?

I was stunned

If I were honest withmyself to watch Braden turn the flirt up a notch for Jo She was tall,strawberry blonde hair If Braden Car flirt aroundhim to melt Jo into the floor with his charm

Instead he’d been kind of cool towards her

That did notto myself

"Braden Carmichael?" Jo asked, oblivious to his disinterest "Oh uy "Fire?"

"The club on Victoria Street You know, just off the Grass a htclub Of course he does

"I do," he muttered and then checked his watch

I knew that move I used that move whenever I was uncoushing all over hi Steven No way

"I love that place," Jo continued, leaning further over the bar to give hile-eye view of her small, inconsequential chest

Meow Where did that coether so like a five-year-old For sole, which I heard every Thursday and Friday night, was suddenly very irritating

Braden nudged Ellie as if to say ‘let’s go’, his expression i to Adam to notice her brother’s quiet desperation

"What do you say?" Jo persisted

Braden shotat her "I have a girlfriend"

Jo snorted, fluffing her hair over her shoulder "So leave her at houys wereher away from Adaave her a pointed look and repeated the question with gritted teeth

Finally recognizing the look on Jo’s face and the one on her brother’s, Ellie nodded wide-eyed with understanding "Oh yes We better leave"

Jo sulked "Don’t you-"

"Jo!" Craig called for assistance from the botto I sort of loved hi, Jo shot Braden a childish pout and hurried over to Craig and the waiting custoetic look

He waved her apology off and stepped back, gesturing like a gentleman for her to take the lead out of the bar