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"Wow, it’s like a gift," I re over the drinks

"What is?

"The way you char look crosses his face "Who did I just charht now?"

He shakes his head, looking utterly lost "Nope"

I scoot closer to him and lower my voice "The hostess She just about fainted just fro at her" I discretely point toward the front of the restaurant "And she hasn’t been able to stop staring at us since"

He gives a blasé glance at the front desk then locks his attention back on me "Are you jealous?"

I shake my head "No way"

"Why not?" He juts out his botto sexily

"You really want ets jealous siirl…" My eyes widen as I realize what I just said My gaze dashes back to thea subject change "So, what’s good here?" I casually ask as I scan over the list of ite glasses and chatter fill the unco I wonder what the hell I was thinking dropping the b word like that Boyfriend Jax isn’t h it kind of seemed like he offered to play the role after I poured my heart and soul out to hiain I peek at him from the corner of my eye His head is tilted to the side, his eyes on the list of appetizers "I’ve only eaten here once On my ninth birthday"

Relief washes over e "Who’d you coe of the e and ride the bus for an hour just to get to this place, but it was probably the best birthday I ever had while I was living here She even boughtto a birthday cake I’ve ever had" A trace of a s care of me It’s why I’ve always been so happy to help her out with Mason"

I tuckhi to be okay when you move out?"

"She has Tristan now"

"That’s her boyfriend, right? The one as in the hospital?" I’ve briefly met Avery, Tristan, and even Mason because I was on call when they ca her from her ex-husband" He picks up his cup of ice water and takes a sip "As bad as this is going to sound, I’ot her douche bag of an ex-husband into jail where he belongs"

I didn’t know Jax very well back then, but he’s told h about his life that I know Avery’s ex-husband is in jail for assault and drug possession