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"He didn’t And he didn’t lethe meant to call you or Tell--since my name falls between yours and Tell’s in his phone"

"Shit"

"So go get ’eonna kick his ass" Rory slipped on her coat "Dalton swore he doesn’t do this stuff anymore"

"He doesn’t So please don’t reaerent Dalton I used to wanna punch in the face Then all bets are off"

"Rory--"

"I’"

"If I remember correctly, you owe him a drunken ride home"

"Don’t res up, you’ve gotta sleep with hione when he wakes up in the over"

Not a bad idea In fact, that was a great idea

"I was kidding" A pause "No, you’re not seriously thinking of doing that, Rory"

"Why not? He did it toused for sex and then discarded?" she volleyed back

"Sista, please Even back then it was more than sex between you and Dalton and you know it" Sierra paused "I think you both otten that there’s always been irl, a vindictive woirl flipped Sierra off with both fingers and cranked up the Joan Jett tunes

"But you aren’t a doormat either" Sierra belted out the first three lines of I Will Survive and laughed hysterically

"Thanks for nothing, little sis Your pep talk sucked asAnd you still owe rill you for hours on boys, boozing and the rumors about the ossipy McKay faru up

Rory had no idea what shape she’d find Dalton in when she reached the Golden Boot twentyher to park at the far end of the lot

The cold night air sliced through her as she walked around the corner to the front entrance There he was, leaning against the building with his coat pulled up around his ears

Dalton looked up at her approach His srin was a sight to behold

Kudos to herself for notinto a snarky bitch when she said, "Little too much liquid fun, McKay?" She jaers itched to sly et ot closer she s the car around?"

"Probably need to walk it off" Dalton stepped away frorabbed his arm and draped it over her shoulder "Lemme help you"

His balance ay off so Rory half-pushed hi lot to her Jeep She propped hi how she’d wrestle him in But he climbed in as if he were perfectly sober

"I’m sorry Didn’t intend to end up this way I hate bein’ drunk"

She backed out of her parking spot "So ere you doing at the bar tonight?"

"Reggie’s bachelor party"

"You ood time"

"Nope Saw a bunch of people I used to know Most of ’e stupid"

"What about you?"

"I didn’t act stupid Except for the leprechaun thing"

What the fuck? "Leprechaun?"

"Uh-huh Leprechaun cocktail waitress Think she was a stripper too"

"Guess they’re hard up for chicks to strip in Wyo leprechauns," she said dryly Then she grinned She was so going to lord this conversation over hi while she served him Lucky Charms

"They shoulda asked you to be a stripper," Dalton slurred "You’d reat stripper"

"Why would I want to be a stripper?"

"Because you’re flexible But ot the body for it Goddamn do I love your body I just wanna put ht now"

"Not happening when I’ vehicle, bud"

"But I wouldn’t want you stripping for anyone but "

"Shoot Now rowling noise "Where the fuck did you learn to lap dance?"

Not going there "Did one of the strippers treat you to a lap dance tonight?"

He shook his head "One tried, but when I told her I wasn’t interested, she moved on to the next victi washin’ machine"

Rory snickered "Maybe you shouldn’t have been drinking so much"

"I didn’t onna feel in the ?" she said sweetly

"That too What sucks is that I don’t do this kinda shit any hammered in the most popular bar in town, everyone still thinks I’uy But I’uy very ht?"

"You sure that old Dalton was there tonight?"