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“Did you need so?”

He stretched his hands out on the bar, and I kneas toPete did was to show off his physique to et onboard with all his flirtations Now

they just fell flat

“Kenny tried to one and it tasted like ass”

“Kenny doesn’t follow recipes” Flipping through my notebook, I found the drink in question “You want one now?”

“Please And be sure to dip that little finger in it” Frowning up at him, he winked “To make it sweet”

“Oh, good lord” I shook ht room to spot his client

I was doing well I was on Day Two of being back at work, and I only wanted to crawl under the counter and cry once every fifteenKenny and Slayde together did not help They were so blissed out by their reunion, they hardly ever stopped touching each other It was heart wrenching Kenny said it should be encouraging, since none of us believed they’d ever make it back to love I was truly happy for her, and I couldn’t look at them

Rook was very understanding about ed absence Heoverly draraduate school His response: Same difference

Returning to the sketch in my recipe book, I used the crappy No 2 pencil behind the bar to add so Stuart’s jawline His beautiful eyes watched me, broered over theht nose in a perfect point Top lip a little fuller than the bottoht shadow on his jaw A shiver moved across h I loved threadinghim made me feel better

“You’re blushing”

I jumped and made a little squeal Slayde’s ice-blue eyes narrowed atI slammed the book closed and pushed it under the phone book

“What do you want?”

“Wow I thought ere friends!”

Shaking my head, I rubbed the daydream away “I’m sorry You startled me Did you want a shake?”