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As I a up the trail by the swi area I know he has been after Hattie too Somehow, he has her fooled, but he doesn’t stand a chance in hell He’s not good enough for irl Where in the hell did that coood Maybe I just need to get laid It’s been weeks, but when Hattie told me I had probably never been friends with a woe and I knohat Hattie needs She needs a good ol’ country boy like s all the time I don’t care to tell her what’s really onshe doesn’t want to hear

Chapter 7

Hattie Mae

“Speed dating at Rowdy’s—seriously Kiesha? It is as if you don’t knowoutside the front entrance with my arms crossed over my chest as I eye her suspiciously

“Co Never know the future father of your children could be waiting for you on the other side of that door,” sheher bottom lip out

Groaning, I let out an exasperated, “Fine”

She grabsto rethink our newfound friendship I didn’t see Zane’s truck in the lot I hope that he is off tonight That would be all I’d need tothis debauchery

We get inside, and the place is packed Maybe this could be fun We walk in and the lights are dining us both in

Cassie, one of Zane’s conquests seats us at tables side by side At least Kiesha is close enough I can s I try to plaster a soes over the basics for us There are about twenty other wonize but there are a few I don’t

I glance over at the bar wherecandidates I decide to say screw it Tonight, I a Island iced tea and get ready to et over ain and hooking up with soht with a random man

I suck down a hard drink through ivesabout Cut loose and have fun, girl”

My first suitor takes a seat and I start the tiets an automatic no There was a kid I went to school with and his na as hell He used to swipe my books frorace the covers of my smut books I don’t even bother to really listen as this Francis drones on for the whole five ht be rude but that name… I simply can’t Who in the hell names their cat Claude and talks about it nonstop, seriously? I feel like I a Punked

I politely decline his offer of his phone number and ereat idea after all if Francis is any indication of how this night is going to go

I s the sa it on thick for her, trying to hold her hand I quickly lose my smile when none other than Zane takes a seat across from me Where in the hell did he come from? He s h they have taken it upon the fashion and takes a drink from my straw

“Excuse you,” I snap at hi the rest of the speed daters to quieten and stare at us for aat my table of all tables? There are plenty of other women for him to hit on or whatever it is that he does with them