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“Two shots of tequila” Alcohol would savedisplay

The bartender grinned as she grabbed two shot glasses and placed theht?”

I nodded “Like rug

ged terrain”

She srabbed a bottle of tequila while a man chatted her up She returned and poured the shots “Hope your night gets better, luv Consider these on the house” She gestured to theto “Boss’s treat”

I followed her gaze to see the uy was , which it wasn’t I remembered my manners and held up the first shot in thanks He tipped his cowboy hat and grinned

“Told you the look works” Kipp laughed self-righteously

Not about to give fuel to hisstatement, I downed the shot to soothe my tension Of course the look worked, I looked like a complete slut What man wouldn’t approach me in this outfit? Anyone with a dick would knoas a sure thing I grimaced as the shot burned down my throat, but scooped up the next one and drank it back

“Might want to take it easy on those” Kipp pressed his back against the bar and leaned his ar

I nearly laughed at how comfortable he looked there If people were ahile they were getting their drink on they were also in the presence of a ghost, I betfor their lives “I’ll drink as many as I damn well please,” I retorted “Go away”

“I hope that wasn’t meant for me?” a sainst mine

I glanced next to me to find a simple dream of a man A stylish cut framed his face and his brown eyes twinkled with interest at me “Hello there,” he said with pure intent to ht

Kipp stepped away fro in behind the man, and he looked at me “He’s with Cole, so be nice to him”

“Hi yourself,” I responded, flicking my hair back over my shoulder

Themy now-bare shoulder, across to my breasts and down my stomach, where he licked his lips and looked back at my eyes “I’m Mark”