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“I got a club full of brothers for that, Es”

“Just the same I hope you know I’m always here to listen, too”

“I appreciate that Let me walk you out”

He turned her words over in his ood-byes She hadn’t been there longer than a few hours, and she’d already won them over As he watched her pull away, he wondered if he was doing this for her or himself

CHAPTER THREE

Estelle

“Is this the point where you explain where you were last night?” Jolene asked as she peered over her plastic cup

Sighing, Estelle leaned back into her plush orange armchair The peace she’d discovered yesterday with Snake was disintegrating rapidly How can I explain a man like him to Jolene? He was a complex puzzle she’d yet to scratch the surface on Jolene would only see the tats and outlaw biker lifestyle She would call her aall the reasons why any sort of relationship with him was a bad idea She took a sip of her Bourbon Barrel Coffee to stall for time

“Does itthe brown liquid inside her

“Were you at the grave site again?” Jolene’s voice dropped to a near whisper

Estelle looked up The sorrow in her sister-in-law’s green eyes cut through Estelle’s annoyance like a hot knife through butter She folded

“No I told you, this year I’ on the cold ground all day I pro”

Jolene seemed relieved “So where were you?”

“With a friend,” Estelle replied with a shrug

Jolene frowned Estelle could see the wheels in her head turning double time