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“Can I get a light beer?” I ask, adding, “Whatever you have” He nods his head to show he heard me and walks away

As the bartender rounds up shot glasses, Surfer Dude makes introductions “I’m Russell, and these are my bros, Matt, Jake, Finn, and Brian”

“I’m Miranda The bride-to-be is Amanda, and this is Olivia”

“Hi,” I say, keeping my focus on the bartender

“So, what are three beautiful ladies doing this evening?” Matt asks

“We’re celebrating!” Amanda cheers

“Another one bites the dust,” Jake mutters

“How about you two ladies Married?” Brian asks, though his attention remains on Miranda

“No,” she says, a flush creeping across her cheeks

He turns to me “You?”

“No, not married”

That grabs Jake’s attention If I were single, I ht actually be attracted to him He kind of reminds me of Jared Leto in the th that covers part of his face, he has nice eyes, although it’s too dark to tell what color they are, and a dimple peeks out when he smiles

“Where are our , he s, “Get your asses up and let these ladies sit down”

“Shit, sorry,” Brian says as he offers his seat to Miranda I take Jake’s seat and Amanda takes Matt’s Russell pushes his chair closer to the ith Finn standing behind hiht semi-circle

The bartender lines up nine shot glasses and pours the chilled Jaeger across the glasses, not spilling a drop Russell is closest, so he passes out the shots, as well as the beer I requested