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“If you want to set yoursure no one—as in est the café down the street They have great sandwiches”
He laughs and shakes his head The rich, vibrant sound washes over e dose of wariness I don’t react like this to guys The only other one who could earn this sort of reaction out ofup on him?
Maybe because you’re still in love with hi little voice that pops up at the most inopportune times into the back of my brain
“I like your honesty,” theover me “I’ll just take the beer, then”
“Sht back”
I head toward the back and slip behind the bar, grabbing a bottle of Pale Ale, glancing up to catch the guy staring at me And he doesn’t look away either, which
A trickle of anger flickers through n around my neck? One that says Hey, I’ for attention in the wrong places, but it’s not like I dress without I don’t put any sort of purposeful swing to irls do
So why does every guy I encounter seem to blatantly check h of his crap, I stride toward his table and set the beer in front of hi a word—screw the tip—when he asks, “So what’s your nalance over my shoulder “What’s it matter to you?” Oh, I’et ain, I’ and awful attitude At least I only have the bad attitude
If I could kick ht now
He ss, likefully, I face hiers are wrapped around the neck of the beer bottle, his other ar on the scarred and scratched table His entire manner is relaxed, easy, andfor the reaction I’ve heard endless jokes and rude reive me a hard time His expression remains neutral “Nice towhat else to say He both puts me at ease and shakes me up, which leaves me confused And he definitely doesn’t fit in at this bar He’s dressed too nice, has an air of authority about him that borders on entitlement, as if he’s above it all, and he probably is He reeks of class andlike an ass and he should, I’ve been so rude to hi a drink, and I watch unabashedly He’s handso to do with him
“So, Fable,” he says once he’s downed half his beer “Can I ask you a question?”
Shufflingus any attention I could probably stand here and talk to Colin the mysterious customer for fifteen minutes and no one would protest “Sure”