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It ht be time to tell him the truth about who she was, too

Raven didn’t have tihts, and refused to ruin such a great night by replaying the past She went back to work and the crowds doubled, so she had little tiht was any indication of future traffic, the refurbishe success

Halfway through, she realized it was a little bit too successful

Al ran the kitchen with military precision, and the waitstaff see at the bar The cocktails were such a hit, and she hadn’tDamn, she should’ve hired an assistant bartender, but of course, with her control issues, she hadn’t even considered it

She hated denying soht be time to shut down the cocktail station and just deal with beer and wine Frustrated at her glitch in planning, Raven put her fingers in her mouth to blohistle, then stopped cold

"Hey"

She blinked Dalton had co a bottle opener into his pocket and grabbing a dishrag "What are you doing?" she de you out You’re slammed"

Her mouth fell open "You can’t come back here! You’re not a bartender!"

His dih lines around his mouth Why were his teeth so white? Did he use a whitener or were they naturally that beautiful, like the rest of him? "Actually, I am Or was I bartended as a second job in California" Those blue eyes tugged at her, filled with e beer and wine I’ll leave the more exotic drinks to you Deal?"

She shook her head stubbornly "No, this is a party and you’ve done enough This is not your job Go have fun with your brothers"

He didn’t move, just as stubborn as her "I see my brothers every day I’d love to help you out; I found bartending to be kind of fun"

"No, it’s not right Go talk to soht Damn this man "Already checked them out Not interested in anyone Besides, I’d like to help ful pause "Unless you didn’tto be more friendly?"

Why did she even bother? She slaer at his chest "Fine You get twenty per hour and split the tips with the kitchen crew" She grabbed the jar that was halfway stuffed and plopped a brand-new shiny one on the bar "This one’s yours Let’s see what you got"

"If I let a woo up?"

She rolled her eyes and opened the o pour that guy a Sam Adams"

"Yes, ma’am"

He turned to walk down the bar

She couldn’t help it She checked out his ass

Two hours later, she adht She would’ve died without the help Besides taking the pressure off her, he flourished behind the bar Char both ood-naturedly, and up-sold her cocktails His jar was overflowing and the curvy blonde at the end kept stuffing dollar bills into it like he was her own personal stripper

The , ain’t he?"

She looked up Cal jerked his head at his brother, then regarded her with a curious stare The first time she’d met the Pierce brothers, Cal had stood out to her as the leader He had a strong, quiet presence that commanded, and each y on either inane conversation or action Cal seemed completely solid, trustworthy, and low-key

Completely different from Dalton