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"Want a Coke?" Steel asked as he pulled me in his brother’s direction

I wasn’t sure what I wanted

I shook my head and Steel bent his to kiss the top of mine "I swear, babe, it’s okay," he whispered inupset about us But what really worried ain, after all this time Would I be able to breathe? Would my heart hurt too much?

I looked for Scarlet, but I only saw Brent He looked up fro Bray sink a ball, his s He wasn’t sure about this Great Had Steel been wrong? "Guess we’re all together again About daenuine smile, before he winked at me and collected his stick, then walked over to the table

Bray straightened and glanced back at me His frown told me he wasn’t on board That this was a bad idea I couldn’t help but agree with Bray But this was so Steel wanted for us

"Hey, Em, why don’t you coa this on purpose? I’d watched Emily paw all over Asher after he dumped me I hated it then and it stillabout it

"What the hell ever," Steel said grinning "If Asher is out, then I’m in You had your turn I’m up" Steel left lance over at Asher and Es She had big fake boobs her hteen years old I also knew she’d spread her legs for Asher otten around It didn’t hurt any less now than it did back then Emily of all people Asher kne she’d once treated me And he’d done it anyway

"He’s not paying Eonna notice," Dallas whispered in est and the e like it was his chosen profession "Ash ain’t into fake titties anyway," he added, sed as if to say, "what? You know I’s," I replied in a bitter tone that I hated aze flicked over my shoulder in the direction of Emily’s lone voice It came from where Asher was seated "Yeah, true," Dallas replied, "but once a pair of legs have been wrapped around the hips of every lory land that it was before all the wrappings"

I couldn’t stop the laugh that burst forth Dallas’s eyes rinned, obviously pleased with himself for his comment "That’s more like it," he said "Don’t none of us want to see you all frowning We love Ash and we’re thrilled he’s hoain To lay all the bullshit to the side"

In other words, I had to get over Asher

I nodded and i I wanted hyears, I’d been heartbroken When would it end? Would it ever?

"Coout his pool stick "Show this s Bray beat the shit outta everyone at this table"

Steel I was here with Steel He loved me That was a truth I could count on