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No one was going to stop the train wreck at the end of the bar Lucy Alatore looked around for Joey, the bartender, as supposed to deal with train wrecks like the one the drunk cowboy at the bar was courting as he searched for his car keys

“You’re not listening to me, are you?” Mia asked

“Sorry” Lucy stood up slightly only to find Joey flirting with theto—”

“Find someone to take that cowboy’s keys, I know” Mia stood up and shrugged into her deni up”

Mia, usually as reserved and quiet as a nun, couldn’t keep a s the corners of her lips Practically flaunting her sex life all over the place

Lucy hugged her sister, holding her closer for a ht seem necessary, even between two sisters who dearly loved each other

“I’ve been sitting here for two hours waiting for you to tellyou,” Mia whispered

“Bothering ht “Nothing bothers me It’s a rule of the universe”

But Mia’s aht into Lucy’s head and it took every weapon in her arsenal to keep her smile in place From deep in the purse on the chair beside her, Beyoncé’s “All the Single Ladies” started blasting for the tenth tiht

“You going to answer that?” Mia asked

“Nope”

Mia sighed, defeated “You’re okay to drive?”

“Good as you” They both glanced down at the plate of nachos and the light beers on the table Both beers were half full Growing up around an alcoholic had ingrained a certain caution with regard to booze

Mia squeezed Lucy’s shoulder and left, winding through the tables and out the door of the Sunset Bar and Grill Lucy took a deep breath and turned, pulling down the jersey Are She wanted to give the girls a chance to do the convincing for her as she tried to stop a drunk train fro this particular station

“Hey there, cowboy,” she said, stepping up to theto stay upright

He yanked his keys free of the pocket on his beat-up denihed, as if he’d been satisfied on some deep soul level by the appearance of those keys He turned and she shifted into his way

“Where you headed?”

“Holanced up and did a drunken man’s double take Slow and sloppy “Unless you want to have a drink withdespite the booze behind it and she smiled back

“I think you’ve had enough Why don’t you let me call someone to come pick you up?”