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“Ohthe first set, clutching e There were three guys, a druh one of them was Joel Riley

“Wow,” I said “He looks even better than he did in high school”

This was truth

Joel had been a year ahead of us, and I’d spent two full years deeply in love with hih her infatuation had faded after he’d invited her to pros had fallen apart at the after party, where he’d chugged a bottle of tequila then barfed on the side of his car

Still, the ood

“Joel!” Margarita shrieked, ju wildly His head turned to us, a broad s his face Carrie screeched and juether

Cooper

He stared down atinstantly, my co all night His ars clenched I wondered what it’d feel like, that hard body pushing deep inside Then he leaned forward, speaking directly into ister what he said I was too busy i on it for a while

His hold onht behind one of the big speakers

“Are you all right?” he asked I nodded, staring at his eous lips They looked soft, but they’d been hard and strong when he’d kissed ined they’d be if he fucked e I leaned forithout thinking, mesmerized Cooper’s hand slid up my spine and then—

“Tinker Garrett?” I looked up to find Joel standing next to us, grinning like a crazythe line but I hadn’t even noticed I’d been too busyHoly crap, you nearly kissed Cooper!

Jerking away from hi in the diht Thank God he’d interrupted us before I’d done so really, really stupid

“Hey, I haven’t seen you in years,” I said brightly “Love the music”

“Thanks,” he replied, grinning “I heard you were back in town Who’s your friend?”

“Cooper Roh school together”

“Nice toa heavy arrinned before holding his hands up in surrender

“Peace, bro,” he said “I’irl Just hadn’t seen her since high school”

“I’ Cooper’s hand off my shoulder Joel raised a brow

“Cooper, what are you doing?” Talia deh his ar as siet so complicated so fast

“Nothing,” Cooper replied shortly, eyes snapping between me and Joel, who took a step closer

“You wanna grab a beer, Tinker?” he askednext to us Cooper’s jaw tightened I turnedJoel my best smile