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"Geez, Moira any day now," Lexi calls out

"We'll talk about this later, okay?" I tell Zach, and he gives me a nod

Moving over to the pool table, I check out my options I have two decent shots but we're so far ahead of Lexi and Kelly now, I opt for theover, I line up the five ball with the pocket, drawingup at Zach He's watching azesto be productive I can see it in his eyes hungry, hungry eyes that holdto h me

Sliding my eyes back to the five ball, I pull my cue back and let it loose

And miss my shot by about a mile

Lexi and Kelly snicker behind etic smile as I walk back over to him He hesitantly returns it, but his look is no less needful

From the corner of my eye, I see Michael return with his friend and holds out a shot glass to ht you a shot of tequila Figured it will loosen you up a bit"

"I'ht," I tell him with a bit of ice in my voice, because I also don't

"All the hs and shootsin his hand for hilasses down on the table and says, "That's what I'et this party started"

I start to roll my eye, but I'm cut off in mid-roll when Michael's arm shoots aroundover, he nuzzles my neck, and I can smell more than just those two tequila shots on his breath "Any chance I can get you to come home with me?"

Squir me heebie-jeebies, I push away at hi with you?"

His arrin on his face "Cohten up"

Just before he's able to get ahold of me, Zach flies by me in a blur Then it turns into slow ht fist back and lets it fly at Michael's face It connects solidly with his jaw and Michael goes careening backward, landing hard on the concrete floor Zach's not finished though In a flash, he leaps onto Michael, straddling hi his hands around Michael's throat Bearing all of his weight down, he tightens his grasp, and Michael's eyes widen in fear

It's all so surreal as I watch Michael's eyes bugging out in distress, his fingers digging into Zach's hands to try to get hih is eerily ie just pure calles him

Philip finally ju and too strong for hiet the bouncers, and Philip finally gets a chokehold on Zach from around his back

It's not working though Zach rasp, and Michael's face starts to turn red

Oh,to kill him

Snapping out of rab onto one of Zach's aro"

Zach doesn't even acknowledge me, just continues to stare cal shade of purple

I tug furiously at Zach, tears now fillingforward, I put ht so he's forced to look at ging you, please let hio Please"

As if "please" was the ic word, Zach releases Michael's neck, but he's not done with hihs and sputters, his one handhis neck, Zach leans in closer to hiain, I'll kill you"

Two sets of meaty hands attached to two bouncers reach out and haul Zach off Michael, but he doesn't fight the sure he understands him clearly

"What the fuck, Moira?" Michael rasps "Look at what your freak of a jungle boy did toinsane I want someone to call the cops"

My mouth opens and closes, but no words come out I'm beyond appalled that Zach did that, and I know had I not intervened, Michael would probably be seriously hurt All because he tried to grab h my body, and I feel nauseous

"All right you need to go, buddy," one of the bouncers says and starts to haul Zach out of the club

"I demand that you call the police," Michael yells at the bouncers as he stands up fro to rise on his throat