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I have a feeling I’ht with Callie, the week took a serious nose-dive into the pit of hell I’ve been doith food poisoning--I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the flu--and still had to perforht this week So I basically spent everyI was dead in bed Now that the weather is starting to cool down frohborhood to just norain, and with that coht to make ends meet, but I love it Thewith only a few hours' notice

I’ain as I walk into The Odyssey Friday night fordrinks and the small but delicious barfor a certain tall blonde I haven’t seen or spoken to her since Tuesday et an eyeful

Maybe even a handful

Adah the tables

"How’s it going?" I ask

"It’s busy, so it’s good," he says with a grin "You look like shit"

"And here I thought I covered it up before I left the house" I scrub h "It’s been a hell of a week"

"I don’t think it’s going to get better in the very near future," he warns estures for me to turn around Callie, draped in a killer red dress withacross the roo blue eyes are… cold

"Adaet some cases of Corona in the elevator so I can stock the bar upstairs?"

"Sure"

"Hey," I say and slip my hand on her waist, but she backs away and cocks a brow

"Declan"

"How are you, Callie?"

"Busy" The fun, soht is nowhere to be found, and I’h to know that it’s " Her tone is calet the distinct feeling she’s telepathically telling o fuck myself

Callie marches back across the room and up the stairs just as Adam returns froh

"Probably a safe bet," Adam says, ay too much joy in his voice

"Fuck" I stalk toward the stairs and cli the rooftop for Callie They haven’t opened the roof yet, so it’s deserted Her blond head pops up behind the bar where she’s currently stocking beer "Can I help with that?"

"This isn’t in your job description," she says without looking over at me She’s pissed

Really pissed