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Solanced quickly at Ellie She was frowning at Braden and then scowling at Ada off after Braden who hadaround a table to squeeze further along the leather couch so he, his irl, Ellie and Adam could sit down

Everyone slid onto the couch except Ellie as now glaring daggers at the to her Ellie shook her head, looking extremely pissed off now, and Adam’s face darkened Like a whip, his hand ca her down beside hiet away from him, but his arly casual gesture but his hold was clearly strong and whatever he whispered in her ear

It didn’t remove the stony look on her face

Worried, my eyes drifted to Braden, but he hadn’t seen any of this He was too busy chatting with the brunette

Quickly, I turned away, completely unprepared for the rush of blood in htness in uy Onee et to me I served my customer and looked over at Alistair "I’ve seen soet the the butterflies inmy boss for the sexy tank top he made me wear If I had to be a little bit sweaty and held up for comparison to the brunette in the shi I lacier expression uys," I announced et you drinks?"

"Oh no need," Ada us some" He pointed behind me and I turned around to see a tall, clean-cut red-head waiting to push his way through the crowds to the bar

I frowned in question "Darren?"

"My husband"

The answer came from the brunette and I looked over at her in surprise,next to Braden,to make the picture in front of aze and he gave me a cool smirk, like he knew I had assumed she was one of his Barbies "This is Donna She’s Darren’s wife Darren is the er of Fire"

Oh

Well I felt sheepish

And then I caught Braden’s eye again and his smile deepened

Ellie’s suspicions from earlier played around in et the i

God damn him! He wanted me to think Donna was his date He wanted to see relief spark in my eyes when I realized she wasn’t And God daiven him it

"Nice to meet you" I nodded at her "I’ll send your husband back over because he’ll be standing there forever I’ll get your drinks order fro it over"

"Thanks, Joss" Ellie s to see her so uncoly, noting Adam’s hand still cla over the top of Ellie’s head thatBraden and whatever game he was up to now, I sashayed back over to Darren, introduced myself and sent him back to the others once I had the drinksaround uy that Jo was going on about for ages after he was in here"

"Braden" I nodded, looking up at hi, our faces inches apart "Jo wanted to ers e soshot a look back over at Braden "He bothers me Last time he was in here he stared at you like he owned you, and tonight is no different So I told you--I don’t need a sugar daddy"

Craig’s eyes narrowed and he turned back tointo a araround the back of ue slipped into my mouth and his body pressed close Shock kept ly nice feel of his lips onkne to kiss, that was for sure The catcalls and cheers broke through the ainst his chest

"Uh…" I blinked, trying to figure out as going on "What just happened?"

Craig winked ata hot ti it"

I shookAlistair’s grin as Craig swaggered by hi my friends’ drinks I forced ht about Braden I didn’t want to acknowledge whatever feelings he ht have for me and vice versa But damn, it pleased me to know someone else had noticed his interest in me other than a hopeful, die-hard ros