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She leaned across the table to pat Derek’s hand Jack growled Derek snatched his hand away Davina wanted to snap: down boy!

“Look,” she said to Derek “I told you right froreed you’re the best I thought you were helping me out, as a friend”

Her cheeks flushed It washer as a friend In reality he’d been clear in his own slimy way about what he wanted in return

“Well, you can kiss goodbye to my help” Derek pushed his chair back to stand

“No,” Davina stood too “No I need you Please This is all a ”

Derek pushed his shoulders back as he stood tall, but he still couldn’t th and power that emanated from Jack

“I think I understand perfectly,” Derek said “You led et what you wanted There’s a word for that”

“And you better not say it,” Jack said calmly but the threat was clear

Derek threw his napkin on the table in a Hollywood gesture

“Let’s see how far you get without me,” he told Davina

He pushed past Jack, ouldn’t move an inch

“I won’t forget you either,” he said to Jack “No one makes a fool of me”

“See fine on your own”

Derek’s cheeks flushed He held his head high and walked straight out of the restaurant while everyone looked on Davina didn’t knohere to look She was centre stage and for the first time in her life she didn’t like it one bit Eventually she sat back down in her chair with a thud

“You’re welcome,” Jack told her