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“Please don’t do this”

“Do what?” he asks “Want to take care of you? Love you? God, I’m such a jerk”

I frown “That’s not what I ue Your place tonight sounds nice Let o”

He smiles “I’ll take care of the bill and meet you outside”

Okay, I know this is awful, but bathroom was really code for bar Jackson only has wine at his house and after his drink snatching earlier, I doubt he’ll be in any hurry to offera mother, I can count on one hand how many times I’ve had more than two drinks with dinner, but this week certainly warranted it I’ve been workingproh, Riley’s sudden reappearance is reallywith my head

I squeeze in between two stools at the crowded bar and signal the bartender “A double of Maker’s Mark, please”

Despite being so busy, he grabs a sht away I down the contents in two gulps and sla a twenty out of my purse and place it on the counter

A large hand slides the bill back to ot this”

I shiver and it’s not from the bourbon That deep voice rolls over me like honey Always has, whether I want to ad at me like an idiot

“In all the bars, in all the cities, you walk intome? Or am I just the luckiest sonofabitch alive?”

I roll my eyes and smile despite my internal refusal to do so Damn him “Smooth, Rye Is that your new pickup line these days?”

“Depends Is it working?”

I giggle Giggle! WTH? I bla my proverbial balls, I say, “Thanks for the offer, but I can pay for o” I leave the twenty on the bar and turn to walk away

He grabs my arm “Devyn, wait”

I glare at hih, don’t you?”