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For a athered me up in his arms and kissed me back - kissed me back with all the passion, all the concern, all the love I felt for him

Then he broke off the kiss and stepped away I curled my hands into fists so I wouldn't be te to give it to him

Nohurt

"Take care of yourself, Gin " Owen hesitated "I'll be seeing you "

I forced ain real soon "

Owen nodded, then turned and walked out of the restaurant The bell over the door chie for the dead, and the end of our relationship

Or was it? Was this the end? Could we get past this? I didn't know I hoped so Oh, how I hoped so But my hope was as useless as tears would have been So I stood there in the shadows staring out the storefront s for a long ti with sadness and a chill creeping intosunshine outside

Chapter 35

The next day was business as usual at the Pork Pit I still had a barbecue restaurant to run

I cooked food, waited on tables, and cleaned up after my customers But for once, my mind wasn't really focused on the tasks at hand and I was just going through the motions Myonions long enough to give ot back to the

About three o'clock that afternoon, soh the front door - Phillip Kincaid

The casino boss was once again in a suit and tie, and he had his blond hair slicked back into his usual ponytail Kincaid surveyed the other customers in the storefront, then walked over and took a seat on a stool right next to the cash register

"Gin "

"Phillip "

I didn't ask why he was here I was still too preoccupied with Owen Besides, I figured Kincaid would get to it sooner or later