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Since this was Jennifer’s last night here, they planned on going out to a club after They slowed down on the beers once the concert started After having toso ood

Once at the club, however, they decided Jennifer deserved to have a good ti into a disaster like New Year’s They stuck to beer, but had plenty of it The clubs in Spain were so different than the ones in the states In the US closing ti It was just afterstarted The bartender told the He wasn’t planning on pulling an all-nighter, but he still had a few hours in hih Jennifer ordered water a few tiuys eyeballed Jennifer reminded him of his trip to Cancun with Sofia He’d been so relieved when she asked hio with her Not because he didn’t trust her, but at the ti back now, the way the guys had gawked at her at the bars even with hiiven into her curiosity way back then, had he not been there Her girlfriends sure as hell got crazy Anger flooded him He downed the rest of his beer and ordered another one

They’d just handed it to him when Jennifer walked out of the restroo so that made her smile It could’ve been the alcohol orover thoughts of Sofia Whatever it was, he started toward Jennifer with only one purpose The second he reached her, he slid his ar her closely to hiood

"Everything okay?" He turned to the guy, who sirlfriend is stunning" The guy lifted his beer toward Eric in a good natured gesture of peace

Eric clinked his bottle against the guy’s and forced a suy walked away Jennifer turned to Eric but didn’t pull away from his eainst hers "Justwas okay"

"I didn’t look okay?"

She’d obviously had a mint in the ladies room, because her breath smelled of mint Did her mouth taste like it, too? Curiosity

They stood there without saying anything for what see around the on the tables and chairs, no one noticed theulped when she licked her pink lips and stared at his He was so close he could feel her warainst his lips "Eric?"

"H with hio of her Walk away Another part disagreed An eye for an eye Sofie would have to understand

"Are you gonna kiss me?" She whispered so close to his mouth he could almost taste her

"You want me to?"

"Yes" She said this into histheHe hugged her, pulling his face away from hers Instead, he kissed the side of her head

"I’m sorry," he whispered in her ear breathlessly "Please, this tiize I shouldn’t have done that"