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“I’ot soht, and if you need —” Nik motioned to the tall, blonde bartender “—tell Sheriff, and he’ll let me know Okay?”

Nik and Max said their goodbyes, and the friendly waitress asked, “What can I get you to drink?”

We prattled off our order, and when the wolass slipper shots, I took out loved hand over“Family doesn’t pay, ma’am”

We don’t?

The girls stilled, and then Cora probed, “They don’t?”

“No” The cute waitress held back a laugh

Ionna need another two rounds of these things”

I slapped her arm “No, you don’t” I turned to Carrie “No, she doesn’t”

But the waitress just winked at ht up”

We watched her walk away, and I spun to glare at Cora Knowing she was being a shit, she turned out her hands, the very picture of innocence, and chuckled “What?”

“You’re unbelievable,” I rin and wince She was lucky I loved her Taking a quick pic of her, I sent it to a lass in front of Mina, then Anika “Drink up, ladies, and don’t worry about a daht, and I promise to hold your hair out of your faces while you barf”

Cora put a hand to her heart and tutted “And they say chivalry is dead”

Anika didn’t need further encourageulp, then made a face “I feel better already”

Not wanting to be left behind, Mina threw the glass back, winced, then coughed out, “Me too”

My phone vibrated in my hand

Alessio: Would you fucking stop already?

I sniggered to myself

Me: No <3

Another round of shots was thrown back, and for once, I was quite happy to sit back and watch reat time I wished we lived in a world where four woood tiuaranteed their safety, but too s that happened to the as an excuse

Tonight, I would be their sentry