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"I’lad I don’t have a sister," Kieran said to us both Earnshaw’s once s face now looked ashen as he loitered aardly, not dancing but trying hard to look anywhere but at his sister Taking pity on hiet his attention

"Come on I’ll buy you a pint while your sister lets off soratefully, and I turned toward E to the bar, can you getto stay and dance"

"You had enough to drink, baby?" I asked

"Yeah, I’m happy to stick to soft drinks now that I’ve danced all the tequila out ofher with Nikki, Earnshaw, Kieran, and I headed to the bar The barman slid three pints and a le back toward E back on the dance floor?" he asked Kieran I placed our drinks down at a tall table that overlooked the lower dance floor

"E, so we stand somewhere he can keep watch over her," Kieran explained Earnshaw looked at me like I was soh

I nodded toward the girls "See Eood ti time for her to feel that comfortable in her own skin Even with her stepdad behind bars, she’s confident and carefree because she knows that she can have a drink and I’ve got her back And if I haven’t, Kieran has or Toured that I’d done a pretty good job of explaining how me and Em worked but he still looked at me like I was soave it a week before he watched over Sunshine asmostly while Earnshaw tried hard not to look at his sister and I tried hard to peel ing black dress with those long, gorgeous legs that I’d had wrapped aroundmy cock twitch If I hadthe sheets and screa my name A couple of the lads joined us, and Liaht, stood next topretty uncomfortable

"Spit it out," I told hi if we’re still good You know About the other night"

"Why wouldn’t we be?" I asked him, confused

"A lot of people won’t be when they find out," he admitted Lia or pushing hi he didn’t want to do He was one of us but he was also his own man, and we respected him for it

"Look,to you will feel exactly the same We love you for who you are, not where you stick your dick Finding so achieveet that, be brave, and everything ork itself out in the end"

"Thanks, Con I appreciate that," he said

"You know you’re going to have to tell the other guys eventually," I pointed out

"I know," he said looking around wistfully, "just not today"

As our friends trickled slowly from the dance floor to our table, Toone fro them I couldn’t tell if the look on Toirl or because he was yanking Earnshaw’s chain When a beautiful redhead walked past our table and To the moon, I had my answer

"Hey, Evelyn," Liam said to her "You seen your brother round lately? I don’t have his nu for his help with a job"

"I haven’t seen hiive you his number, if you like," she replied They raht of Tommy and Amy, she took in their intimate position and her expression beca hello caone When he realized that she’d seen hiirl, To toward me

"Still think it’s the best birthday ever?" I asked