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Kate leaned closer to Dani "She’s a piece of work"

Dani didn’t co, but she was the least of her worries at that ain Julia was next to Jenny, and the thispering together like best friends

Julia wasn’t norht theKathryn’s hand," Kate muttered underneath her breath "Isn’t that the sole purpose of Julia’s life?"

Dani shook her head, changing the subject "Of the tho’s going to win? Jake or Boone?"

"That’s the guy?"

"That’s the guy"

"Wow" Kate was raking hiht it was the other guy ere at Mae’s Grill" But she approved Dani heard her friend’s appreciation "He’s not as hot as Jonah, and I don’t know Jake’s actually pretty good at poker, but your new guy looks pretty good, too He looks locked down"

"He’s not ry"

"How can you tell?"

She reing by how he’s handling himself already, he looks like a contender He could beat Jake Too bad Jonah’s at the other table I think the best table would be you against all three of the excited at the thought "Do you kno to play poker? We could get you in You coot an unpredictable streak Jake doesn’t knohat you’re going to do fro neither does your ex And Jonah--you have to be unpredictable for hies I love the guy, but he gets bored with girls"

"I’ poker" She didn’t kno, but even if she did, wild horses wouldn’t have been able to drag her there She coughed, tugging at her shirt’s collar "New topic, please?"

Robbie descended the stairs at that lared at hilanced uneasily around the room until his eyes settled on Kate and Dani He didn’t ed, and the crowd clapped as Boone won his first hand

Jonah won at his table

Aiden stepped next to Kate and Dani Her face soured "I could totally take soht It’s not fair"

"Why don’t you play until you two have to sit together?"

"Because I’d want to go all the way, and we’d just ood Trust ave both a forced sain!"

"Toot toot" Kate laughed

Aiden brandished a hand over her shoulder "Toot toot!"

Dani didn’t ask She knew an inside joke when she heard it