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This lare he sent to Jackson "This is not that"

"Yeah, not giving a shit what it doesn’t look like I’ so he was facing Jackson squarely, he narrowed his eyes "Who the fuck are you?"

"I’ who you think you are" He moved a step closer, his eyes narrowed into slits "She’s dating e of her because she’s nice and lonely"

Heat surged toMason, but to hear it said out loud was e

"I wasn’t I didn’t" Jackson shifted towards me "Saoing to tell Logan first "Stop it, Logan I told you last night I know Jackson We were talking about Jeff My ex His cousin Rean rolled his eyes, but didn’t say anything When he shotit for when Jackson left I sighed on the inside Oh joy for that conversation As if sensing the sao It was nice running into you, Saan nodded back, his reply monotone

Pausing, Jackson glanced back at me, then pressed his mouth in a flat line and lifted his hand in a small wave "See ya, Sam"

We waited as he went to his car and pulled out of the lot As soon as it turned onto the road, Logan gave me an incredulous look "Sam? What the fuck?"

"We have history" I shut him up with that

"What?"

I cursed at ht when Jeff was being his usual asshole self You don’t have to worry about anything Trust nore hi Malinda’s perfuuy doesn’t want, at least, friendship" He pointed to where Jackson left "He wants way ue, "what are you doing here?"

He lifted a shoulder "Okay That’sto be ‘around’ a lot ers to form quotations in the air "And I know the dude knew you worked today Mark told ht"

"Really?"

"Really" He gestured to Manny’s "I ca?"

"They don’t need me today"

"I see Is Jax in there?"