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Madison squeezed her ar Nash’s love for you, Velvet He won’t let you go without a fight”

“I agree,” I chi, but even I can see how much that man adores you”

Madison’s face lit up with a grin “I was beginning to think I’d never see the day Nash Walker fell for a woeez, when he fell, he fell hard”

Velvet sighed, and it was such an unusual sight, because she didn’t seeet to her much Or, at least, if they did, she kept them close “Okay, I’ll have faith in h his shit because I really need some sex” She used humour like a shield but her disappointment was clear to see

Madison’s laugh rang through the bar “Oh honey, I have no doubt that Nash is feeling the same way” She added with a wink, “I bet he’s in some serious pain”

“Ugh,” I groaned, “I knohat pain feels like when it coht before ere about to have so his dalanced at Madison “And I’m sorry to talk about sex with your brother, but fuck, I needed to get that off my chest”

She laughed again and waved her hand as if to say ‘it doesn’t bother me’ “You can talk about my brother any day of the week I just love to hear how you’ve got hier because that man needed someone to do that to him”

Velvet shifted off her stool “Right, let’s get this alcohol I need to do so to take my mind off all this” She eyed Madison “You sure you’re okay doing this? Being around all this alcohol?”

Madison nodded and gave us a so toit all locked away And J makes sure I keep it all up; he won’t let me slip”

“You’ve got a goodthose words J could be a moody asshole but he wore his heart on his sleeve when it ca out the back, ready to go”

I led them out into the storeroo their cars The heat beat down on us and by the time we had transferred all the alcohol, sweat stuck to all of us

Wiping my forehead, I coht move to Tasmania”

“Don’t you dare,” Madison said, “Besides, you’d ly and her lips curled up in a grin She, of course, was right

Nodding, I conceded “True, I would”

“Okay, I’ll leave you to it and will see you tomorrow afternoon,” Madison said as she stepped off the footpath and headed to her car Then she stopped abruptly, turned and asked, “Do you know if Blade’s ? She RSVP’d and said no, but Blade said he’d talk to her, and I never heard back”