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Across the table from us, Zoey covered her h out loud over my lackluster response I scowled at her andto be eous, considerate, sweet, faithful, Quinn Hauy I should crave But no…oh no The idiot I coveted was a loud-mouthed, politically incorrect jerk who shoved his penis into any willing woman who batted her eyelashes at him

Except me Me, he had turned down flat

Twice

Yeah, I said twicebecause I was idiot enough not to get the hint the first tihis rejections lared atI had even a hint of a bourbon inthe bar, so that was a no-go

Typically, his coworkers would slip me a little alcohol, but not if Noel was on the clock No one crossed Noel Gahteen-year-old sister was concerned, not even the biggest loud-mouthed, politically incorrect jerk of the century

"No, wait Check him out instead Now there’s a stallion I’d like to azed hungrily across the crowded club "Just look at how thick that chest is And those ar Dayum I want to see him naked"

"Hey," Zoey spoke up, her tone annoyed "That one’s lanced over to find Quinn’s hulking figure up by the stage as he talked to Asher

Ready for the evening’s perforuitar strapped to his back He swept a long piece of hair out of his face before gesturing with his hands as he spoke to Quinn And like Quinn, he was another auy, a hot rocker dude with a voice that

But he didn’t want ht up another reason I was so anti-ht stayed aeren’t interested or already had a woman The only asshole who’d actually taken a chance on me had used me, turned me into his dirty little secret, and then thrown me out like yesterday’s trash Was it any wonder I hadn’t had sex in almost a year?

Oh, hell Had it already almost been a year? Not cool

I sank deeper into asuy?"

"Whoa!" I sat up straighter, scowling at Blaze "What the hell? Zoey could attract any man she wanted"

Zoey was ht with Quinn to watch Asher’s band play Blaze wasacquaintance I shared a couple classes with, who’d approached us tonight, probably just looking for a table to sit at

"But she’s just so" Blaze motioned to Zoey as she uessed snidely, arching an eyebrohileabout my friend "Beautiful? Smart? Loyal?"

"Shy," Blaze burst out as if that was so out with such losers You’re not like them, but I swear you try to be You just need to live a little, Caroline Find yourself aup with anyone since we met last semester, and I know you’re not into chicks I’ to wrinkle up and dry out if you don’t give it a little palances between h, she knew I had a teoing to let Blaze get aith saying all that shit unscathed

One freshly clawed face coen into my nostrils, I nodded and sent Blaze a pleasant sht"

"I know" She lifted a hand and motioned toward Quinn "I say you take her man and show him what a real woman’s like"

"No" I shookout with too many losers I totally need to stop that shit They’re such a drain Sobye-bye nowyou fucking loser"

Blaze’s mouth fell open "What the hell? What’d I say?"

Was she for real? "What did you not say? You just belittled o cheat on her with her boyfriend I don’t care who you are, that’s wrong, honey And since when does a girl need a ? I don’t need some useless dick around to prove I’m somebody"