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What was loud? I’ns, "Oh, God! Oh, God! Oh, God! Logan! Logan! Logan!" He punches ain This time it hurts I rub at the spot "That shit would have been hot if it hadn’t been my brother on the other side of the door As it was, it was just aard"

I couldn’t hear her Sorry I a very closely at ht?"

I nod Then I shakeot laid, and you’re co?" He waves his hands in dis it’s been for et to be all torn up inside when you just got some"

I didn’t get any

"Shut up And stop rubbing it in"

I run a frustrated hand through my hair and closeme to openstupid to her She was crushed And it was all my fault

"So" he pro you details

"It’s like you’re being re-virginized That shit’s fked up" He has this rin Tellto be late for work," Paul warns

Shit I a to be late for work I run out of the bathroom just as Hayley runs in Paul picks her up and dances around with her in his arms He has her every other Friday until the next Friday And he loves every second of it

Pete’s standing beside Kit in the living roo fro my eyes I walk over to her, tip her face up to mine and kiss her It’s a kiss full of promises of what could be And what’s not possible yet She’s breathless and clutching ns it at the san to Pete

He follows us into the hallway and I catch hirins and shrugs I can’t help it

I can, I warn Imy fist into my open palm

He looks away somewhat sheepishly I ht? In case I get busy with so

Pete nods He understands exactly what I an leads h the back door, but on the way froe line out front, and a fewthe door This place is nothing like I expected It’s a lot bigger

A big, burly guy in an apron stops us as alk inside the rear entrance and puts a hand in the an’s chest He looks atand Pete translates "She’s with me" Pete sheepishly looks over at an "Well, with hiuy motions over a man with a stamp pad and he stamps the word "no" on the back of my hand I roll et in all sorts of trouble if someone serves you when they shouldn’t" He has him stamp Pete’s hand too

I nod I understand

"Is she deaf, too?" he asks

Logan shakes his head

I think he says so his eyes Pete goes with hian leads uy off his stool Thebehind hi to the cops, turns and walks away "Why did you that?" I ask

He shrugs "You needed a seat"

He says it like I needed a soda "But you just shoved hian follows him with his yes "He didn’t care"

"He didn’t care because he thought you would kick his butt if he said anything"

He nods Like he would kick his butt Seriously?

"What?" he asks He pats the stool I slide onto it slowly and look at him

"You want eneral area

He nods He tipsunless the bartender gets it for you Do you understand?"

Not really, but I nod

"I’?"

"To work" He presses his lips tothere for a moment Then he bends his head and says close to my ear "Just so you know -- I can still taste you on my lips" He looks doard my lap Heat floods my face I’m probably as red as a tomato, but I force myself to look into his eyes

"Wish I could say the saroans, pushes back from me, winks, and walks away

I look down at the bar counter, and see the perky blonde who’sdrinks She shoots et for you?"