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Did he not think she was capable of handling suchShe cou

ld have extricated herself quietly and in the style she preferred without the entire pub looking on

She stared hard at Chance and would have then stomped off before him to their table had he not immediately taken her hand and put it to his lips to lead her forward She stiffened but did not wish to uide her to their table and see her seated

She er won out when the waitress arrived laden with a huge tray of delicious-s it

The pretty waitress bent very close to Chance’s face, apparently unconcerned that her unbuttoned shirt had allowed a good deal of her breasts to show as she brought her bosom close to his lips

Royce’s mouth dropped, for Chance looked up at the pretty’s face and winked at her as he took a long dreg of his Guinness Royce wanted to throw so wet and sticky at them both

However, she led off with both Trevor and Chance staring after her, she cleared her throat and said, “You are both disgusting!”

Trevor and Chance exchanged ‘looks’ and laughed, and Royce applied herself to her food However, when the waitress returned with her ketchup, she gave it to Chance, bent to hiet off m’shift at nine … and I don’t live far from here …”

Royce wanted to kick her, but settled for saying, “Sorry—he is busy this evening” She gave the waitress a crooked smile that, woman-to-woman, she would understand

The waitress took it good naturedly and said with an inclination of her head, “What about this one? He’s hot too …”

“Is he?” said Royce with a laugh

“Well then, what about ye, handso?” the pretty pursued

Trevor grinned and answered gallantly, “Too bad for me that I am, pretty lady …”

The waitress pouted and once again left the why she should care who Chance winked at It occurred to her that he had never winked at her …

For a fewtheir drinks Royce finally gave up thinking about how many women Chance had probably had Instead, she busied herself with lathering ketchup onto her chips and then licked the ketchup off before she ate one