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They’d already opened, and the place was beginning to fill Ten and Asher wereto take orders while Noel and Mason worked the bar But when Mason spotted me, he sent me a jerky nod

"Yeah, you should probably work back here tonight" He hurried out froit safest to keep me as far away from the customers as possible Public safety and all that

Noel was a lot more brusque and cold than he’d been before my office scene as he directedat first My dyslexia would barely letwas color coordinated

Usually he popped over to tellbefore I could even ask, which also made it harder for me to fuck up But I think I surprised hi ht without his interference

By the tih the speakers and this energy thru free, not having a warden breathing downmy demise

An exhausted Ten plopped onto a stool, setting down a tray full of e red where I’d jacked hirined to discover I’d hit him on the scarred side of his face

He rubbed his jaw as I cleared his tray for hi the used s in the tray to be washed

"Shit, man," he said "You really do have one hell of a hit None of these other douchebags ever leftafter they hit me"

"And trust lasses to the tray

"You had theof all, Gamble," Ten called after him as Noel , he turned back to h I’d already said sorry in Pick’s office But I held ue

He didn’t seem to mindin prison, because shit I’uring all that fighting to stay alive