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It had takenthe three beers Logan had poured for ht over for all of us, or my empty stomach I’d stopped here on the way hoan had both ordered food earlier, but I hadn’t been hungry then

My stoan" I tugged on his sleeve

He glanced over his shoulder, but didn’t turn away frouys now It sucked

"I have to eat, or I have to go hoive him my most serious face "What do you propose we do?"

The corner of his rin "Well, friend" He emphasized that word

I winked at hied, looking proud of hiht, have I? I held back I was being a good friend"

I nodded, then stopped I don’t think I wanted to encourage that, did I? Then ain If I could feel it when I was this drunk, I kneould’ve been starving if I were sober "How do you propose we get hoht after dinner, didn’t it?"

His chuckle slipped over and caressed oofy grin cahtened from the table and scanned the bar Then he rotated on his stool to face irls, and both seean Kade--his words two hours earlier, not hts, an placed his hands onsuch a good friend now I should apologize, but I’ his words slide overif ere friends or not His knees also rested against s Then his hands started a slow slide They left hs at a snail’s pace All I could do was hangers splayed out His thumbs rested very close to an"

He grinned and good God,up It was a fucking Sahara in here, then he said, "Me, too" His forehead rested on ht there Our eyes were looking into each other His breath was teasing erous, with a capital D I needed to start fanning lanced down I had to do so, or my lips would be on his and that’d be trouble, so an’s attention was fully focused on ulped, and I started to lick roan I stopped, or I tried to stop My body leaned forward It was edging just a centimeter toward him

No! Stop, Taylor I tried to co He wantedfor me He’d made the first aan ot the hail" Nate ca on

I jerked back frohed Lifting his head, he asked Nate, "Can you drive?" His eyes rean’s mouth dipped in a rueful expression "Neither can I"

Both turned to loriousness froave the out his phone He shot Logan a look "Mason’s going to be pissed"

"We could cab it?"

"My friend is sober," one of the girls piped up "She can give you guys a ride ho helpful, eavesdropping on our conversation

Evidently ht snarl, but I wasn’t aware until Logan s me from their view as he asked, "You can fit all three of us?"

"Oh, yeah Plenty of rooirl who’d offered the ride was damned cheery

"Well…" Her friend sounded more cautious "Soht fit"

"That’s no problem" She elbowed her reluctant friend

I rolled rated onon a lap, and I had one guess whose lap she was hoping for

But e got to the car, Logan’s hand foundht behindon His touch was alThat wouldn’t have htened as he said, "Taylor can sit onhis