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"HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?" Cammie yelled across the tiny table atair vent

I shookmy voice

"WE’RE NEVER GOING TO FIND HIM HERE," she continued, Benta covering her right ear as she shot Cammie an irritated look The poor woman Stuck in thefor?" The voice didn’t have to shout; it spoke at ainstup into Carter’s face I sot lost in the noise and he lowered his head, putting his ear to my mouth "Hey," I repeated and wanted to bite into his neck and suck hirandchildren, this would be the story I’d tell The day eloquent Grandma said "Hey," while stuffed into the corner of a crowded club

"Been here long?"

I shook my head and my cheek hit his mouth His hand reached out and settled on my bare knee, the touch electric I tried to draw in a breath without shaking God … his touch It brought torooers across s…

"Who are you looking for?" He repeated the question frointo his eyes

I opened my mouth, and honesty fell out "You"

His eyes se of the table and kept et out of here?"

"Yes" He couldn’t have heardhis hand up toacross the table he shook Benta’s hand, then Cao ofChloe," I heard him shout to them "Is that okay?"

"FOR TONIGHT?" Carinned, a moment of silent connection, a moment where the din of the bar faded and we had--in that brief second--so He looked back at Cammie and the connection was broken Then he leaned into her, whispering sohtly atover h the crowd, a text fro just as I dis as she’ll letas you’ll let him I think he’s a keeper

I alht as I went to lock my phone, and I snums

49 Heartbreak Red

We stepped away fro on ainstshivers up my spine He took on the role so easily, the Gentle Women Crazy I looked over at him and he spoke

"Joey calledon an uneven part of the sidewalk, and I gripped his arhed and glanced up at hiht ahead without a hint of humor "What? Why?" I looked back down atone in front of the other without stuo into details … just said that you were seeing sohten, his th

"I’rowled under my breath as we cao of his arm, my face hot with embarrassment

"He also said he told you about Brit"

Brit The fuckbuddy "Yeah," I said curtly "He told me about her"