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“Maybe, but it doesn’t change the facts I did a lot to straighten e direction I’m kind of proud of it”

Reht It could happen It did happen She glanced over to where Reeanna and Willia with Mira and her spouse “You should be I’m proud of you”

“But what I’et up there and try to blow the diaroup” Mavis cleared her throat and proot the little speech she’d prepared “Hell with it I know you, and I really love you Like really love you, Dallas”

“Christ, Mavis, don’t start getting ed me”

Unashamed, Mavis swiped her hand under her nose “You’d have done this for me—if you kne” When Eve blinked and frowned, Mavis found her senti to amusement “Shit, Dallas, you wouldn’t have the first clue how to order up anything ie hash Roarke’s hands are all over this bash”

“My hands are all over it” Roarke’s words echoed in Eve’s mind and made her shudder “Yeah, they are”

“You asked him to do it, and he did it for you”

Deter, Eve shook off the dread She shook her head “He did it for you, Mavis”

Slowly, Mavis’s lips curved and her eyes gotprince, Dallas A fucking prince I’ve got to go throw up now Be right back”

“Sure” With a half laugh, Eve grabbed so tray and headed for Roarke “Excuse roup of people “You’re a fucking prince,” she told him

“Why thank you I think” He slid an arently, put his other hand over hers that held the ste her into a very sination with Mavis’sstyle,” he decided “But this one could almost be considered romantic”

Eve lifted a brow and tuned in to Mavis’s voice rising over clashing brass “Yeah, it’s a real old-fashioned, sentimental tune I’m a lousy dancer”

“You wouldn’t be if you didn’t try to lead I decided since you weren’t going to sit down and rest that battered body of yours, you could lean on ain, just a bit But you do look almost relaxed”

“The knee’s a little stiff,” Eve ad to Mavis babble She’s throwing up now”

“Lovely”