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I grunted as Asa took a step forward "Watch yourself" I wasn’t sure the warning was to the kid or to Asa, either way I could see this situation going even more into the toilet any second

"I’ve been to jail, you little shit More than once So what else do you got?"

By now a couple of the other guys in the group started to see soulars had made their way over to see what the ruckus was about The odds were a littleat Asa like he was his own personal archnerabbed his crotch and Asa took a threatening step forward, so I held out an arht it was a fair question to ask considering the circuers at esture of surrender and took a step back

"Get The Fuck Out" Plain and si the blond southerner was going to give the group

The guy’s friends were urging hi hio to but the guy was in a deadlock with Asa and neither one of theive in Finally the kid shook his friends off and pointed a finger at my friend

"This isn’t over, assle" He looked at his crew and barked, "Let’s roll," like it had been his idea to vacate the property all along He made sure he spit a mouthful of blood on the floor and knocked over a table on his way out

Asa was practically vibrating with rage and his nor de in his face and his hands were curled into iron fists He looked like he was going to put his hand through a wall

One of the regulars muttered, "I woulda punched him in the mouth," as he h

"Re hard? Prime example" He reached up a hand and rubbed it across his face "A while back I woulda just kicked the shit out of hiirl, and gone about my way Or even more likely I woulda found someone to do the dirty work for me and had two sets of assles out for otta think that if I do that kind of stuff Ro, and that sucks"

I agreed with hi and just followed him back to the bar so I could pay for my beer and finally head ho is the wrong thing because if anyone deserves a punch in the face, it’s that guy" And whoever it was that had used Poppy as a punching bag I tossed a few bills down on the bar and slapped my hat back on my head "I’ll catch you later, man"

"Yeah and, Rowdy" I stopped and looked back at hiirl just needs to know that now she’s the one Maybe you were confused when you were younger, maybe you were scared and locked on to the safe bet, but now you’re taking the chance and she just needs to know it’s on her Nothing wrong with her being the one after as long as she’s the last one"

"Dahed "When all you make are mistakes you learn how to help other people avoid the my back I’m not used that"

"Maybe you deserve hed as I one down but it was still a gorgeous suh of a chill to it to speak to the fact fall was right around the corner Ti so fast ever since Salem hit town I didn’t even realize the balot home I stripped down and scrubbed off Myfro that had happened in the last fewon a few sketches for work the next day when there was a knock on my door I was surprised at the sound but not at all surprised to see the raven-haired beauty on the other side when I pulled the door open I propped a shoulder on the doorjamb and lifted an eyebrow at her as Jiht for his favorite spot on the couch

"Thought you were gonna call" I had told her to call me later

She tilted her head back to look at ht eyes "I didn’t really knohat to say"

"Why are you here, then?" Eventually ere going to have to have it out--down and dirty over this whole Poppy situation--but I kneas still too raw and still too fresh to do it tonight Salem had been just as surprised to see her sister as I was and I was sure she orried out of her mind at the condition Poppy had shown up in

She flipped some of her hair back like she liked to do and blinked up at , feathery lashes at o to bed without you"

Talk about a first that really held soo to bed without as well

She brushed pasth"

I shut the door and watched her walk towardit forever and it was the only place she wanted to be

"What’s that?"

She looked at me over her shoulder and her s I ever wanted without knowing it It also sent bolts of desire shooting hot and fast through my bloodstream

"Put the cowboy hat back on"