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Diesel was packed wall-to-ith people Everything in the bar was ht fixtures werefilaments, and the bar itself was black brushed metal and my destination from the second alked in the door

We wor the crowd like Moses Veronica pushed uys to lean on the bar, rack on display

I spotted Cody at the other end of the bar, and he glanced atback to ht have sprained so A slow sreeting

Cody was one of those gritty, dirty tattooed types with the irreverent beard and hair a little too long, pushed back froes in his ears were just big enough to be big without being obscene, and he not only had his nostril and septus on his bottos would rest

I’d had a boner for Cody since the first tiirlfriend I ly hook up with a guy with a girlfriend, so we’d kept it to flirting, but he was the number one reason e used to come to Diesel And when he made his way over, my insides went ballistic because:

1 He was gorgeous

2 His eyes pinned me to the spot

3 He wasn’t Bodie, and hi at

Cody leaned on the bar right across fro

“Daood to see you, Penny Where the hell have you been?”

The guy next to me huffed and slapped a hand on the bar “What the fuck, er than her”

Cody’s eyes went hard as he glared at the guy “You don’t let a girl like this stand at the bar without giving her your full attention And if you want a drink the rest of the night, I suggest you shut the fuck up and wait until I address you”

The guy pointed at Cody “This is fucked up Fuck this place!” And with that eloquent goodbye, he turned around and left

Cody turned back to ain “Double Patrón, chilled?”