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Instead of sending young Saet out of this town before it used her up, he decided to let her stay

Samantha with her sweet smile and old eyes didn’t have what he needed But those threetoo loudly, held the salvation he was looking for

Those three ht

It wasn’t good or decent of hi in him felt that way

“Hi, Sam” He smiled at her and shook her hand “I’m Jesse”

He ordered beers for the two of them and waited

IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER than Jesse expected Sam had four beers while he nursed his one, but eventually the confrontation he’d been praying for did happen

“What the hell do you think you’re doing, Sary voice asked from Jesse’s left

“Whatever I want, Mike,” Sam answered, hot and fast Her eyes were heavy-lidded with alcohol but were still shooting out sparks She’d clearly been waiting for this as long as he’d been Jesse felt a sudden kinship with her

“We broke up, remember?” she sneered

Jesse turned to see the biggest of the three men, Mike, flanked by the smaller ones, not two feet from him

Perfect

“Why don’t you just leave asoline on as s in the air Mike went red then purple under his collar

“Why don’t you mind your own business?” one of the sidekicks asked around his toothpick Jesse wanted to warn hiet in a fight with a weapon sticking out of his mouth

But that would have been at cross-purposes He intended to cause soe with that sharp wood

“Well” Jesse pushed himself up and away fro their pride, wanting to get this show on the road “I figure tonight, for the next few hours anyway, Sammy is my business”

“Holy shit, I know that guy,” the other sidekick said, his blue eyes rimmed red “He’s that soldier who survived the helicopter crash that killed Mitch Adams”

And there it was What Jesse never could outrun or outfight

“Don’t forget Artie and Dave,” he muttered