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"Good guess," he says with a smile and shakes her hand

"Well, I ured that's who you wereyou knoith your arm all wrapped around her"

Garrett laughs and Jules turns to Hawke and Vale She has no clue who they are, but it doesn't prevent her fro her hand out "I'm Jules"

"Hawke," he says as he shakes her hand, then nods to Vale "And this is Vale"

Jules shootsfor ht smackdown--shakes her hand and says, "I just want you to knowseveral times a week Max eats Snickers and drinks Mountain Dew"

Vale's eyes snap to mine and her lips flatten "Is that so?"

I sht over her chest so she's trapped, and pull her up against me I lean down and putto pay for that tonight"

She shivers in h to put a little space between us as I' hard, and wellthat would just be fucking e shot when I say, "Thatyou"

She shivers again, and I chuckle as I kiss her neck, and then I do release her because I will get a hard-on if I don't

The waitress arrives with our beers and I give her a twenty, tell her to keep the change I hand Jules her--gag--Bud Light and takeit up as I say, "Cheers"

She taps her bottle against rin "Cheers"

"So, Jules," Garrett says conversationally, and she turns to face hi dork"

I roll my eyes but then turn to Jules curiously, because I' what she'd tell my friends about me when put on the spot While I notice her cheeks turn a little pink, she looks at Garrett and simply says, "He's my hero"

Typical funny rins at her with bright eyes Olivia and Vale give drealy atto find the superhero cape I'

My chest fills with pride hearing Jules say that, and I drop my hand to her lower back and just press it there to let her know that touched me

Garrett ioes in for the kill He leans in conspiratorially to Jules and says, "Did Max tell you about that tia but his underwear?"

Jules' eyes get big and she cranes her neck to look at me, an eyebrow cocked She then turns back to Garrett "No, he didn't tell me that But I think you should"

Everyone laughs, including me, because fuck it's hilarious and so uncharacteristic of o ahead and take the wind out of Garrett's sails as I tell Jules, "Let's just say I ree with me"

"How did you get back in your room?" she asks curiously

"Walked down to the lobby," I say

"Stumbled," Garrett adds on

"Sturee with him "And just walked up to the front desk and asked for a replacement key Of course, I had no ID on nize er to letout in the lobby in my underwear until he came and rescued me"

"Oh, good God, Max," Jules says in mock dismay "You're an embarrassment to humanity"

"Right?" Garrett adds for emphasis

"Well," Hawke says drae because I knohat that fucker's getting ready to tell Jules "Not nearly as e nominated as one of Aazine"

I groan and close aze onat me in astonishment

"Really?" she asks

"I was going to tell you tonight," I ent sent a"

"The winner will be announced next azine," Hawke adds with an even broader but no less evil grin

"Hoill the winner be chosen?" Jules asks me