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"I fucking warned you, you little prick!" Tristan shouted at hiround, curled into a little ball against the wall, not lettingI didn’t understand it, and I never kne to deal with it

I felt Frankie sliding down next to

"It’s okay The guys pulled him off Dean"

"It’s not okay It’s so not okay that he’s acting like this What’s wrong with him?"

"I don’t know," she said quietly "But I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t kind of fun to see him punch Dean in the face The prick deserved it…"

I opened my mouth to respond, when the door opened, and Jaest thing, how all of the chaos seemed to just cal to thehis jaw and glaring at Tristan, a puzzled look

He earing a dark suit and looking spectacular and polished, as ever

He nodded at us, studying ht, Danika?"

I nodded autoh I wasn’t quite sure what I was, just then

"I heard you’d been assaulted again, and in ain I can’t tell you how much that displeases me"

"I’ to happen to Tristan"

"That’s what I’m here to work out You see, I tend to think that men who assault women on the dance floor deserve a hard knee to the balls"

Those words, co out of the le out of me, which drew a small smile out of James

"We’ve spoken to the h the downside to that is that we also will not be pressing charges against hio ahead with this decision, since you were clearly the wronged party"

I wanted to kiss him, I was so relieved "So Tristan won’t be arrested?" I asked hopefully

"If this resolution works for you, then no"

"Yes, yes, it definitely works for me Thank you thank you thank you"

He just nodded, s He tilted his head toward Dean "What happened there?"

I griely, that Dean is an ass Don’t worry about theh They’ve been friends forever They’ll be best buds again within twenty-four hours, I guarantee it"

Jaood career ahead of theether"

"They will," Frankie assured hi is the ant shoulder in a careless shrug "It’s eable They certainlyof a crowd for the next perfor people in the crowd, if they want to keep the place packed, and the record people interested Excuse o speak to Tristan"

My eyes widened as he strode right up to the walking powder keg, as though he had no fear at all I wanted to shout, ‘No, stop, he’s liable to blow’, but I just watched as Ja to calm the other man in a few short minutes

After James worked that littledown in front of me, his eyes concerned He touched my knee "I’m sorry about that Are you okay? Did I scare you?"

I eyed hiet you to calether, another stor in his eyes "Jaet so close?"

"Tristan! Focus!" Frankie snapped

He grily "Sorry He just toldyou, and asked me if that was my intent"

"That was crazy back there, Tristan You were crazy I don’t like this It’s not okay that you’re attacking people, and I’ to think we aren’t good for each other" Even as I said the words, I couldn’t believe that they were leaving ly, let alone encouraging the idea

"Amen to that," Dean muttered froolden eyes getting scary again

"Tristan! Focus!" Frankie barked It actually worked Again

I atching him carefully when a slow smile transformed his face It was evil His sweetest smile, all for me I was utterly powerless to resist

He leaned forward until our foreheads were touching, and his smile was the center of my universe

"Hey, now, boo," he said softly, rubbing ood for each other In fact, I think we’re just about perfect together I’ you, and the look on your face…I couldn’t stand it You looked frightened I’d do a lot of things to keep you fro to endure someone’s touch on you that you don’t want In fact, I think I’d do anything on earth to prevent that fro teary It was just such a sweet feeling, to have so out for me like that, even if I did know that it was crazy how far out of hand things had gotten as a result