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I noticed hih I was sla their drink orders while I dodged the pinch of their fingers on my ass

Typical night at Jimmy’s Tavern Loud, rude, perverted clientele, the smell of sweat and piss that seelass breaking Yep, everything seemed in order

Except for hi up

You see, guys like him — tall, broad-shouldered, shock of dark hair and a chiseled jaw — didn’t just waltz into Jily normal people ended up

I’ a bitch when I say Jis, the disillusioned, the teetering-on-the-edge-of-co-a-felony type

But I ) and theira job in the city was hard to coh school diploma

So yeah, I noticed him

And so did every other fe over the din of the crappy band was near deafening

“Good God, I’ve just looked into the eyes ofher tray across the bar for refills “Did you see him?”

I gripped my tray of drinks “Yeah, I saw him” Hard to miss “Take my advice, steer clear”

“Why?” Sasha asked, confused

I blew out a short exhale I didn’t have tiirl (barely twenty-one to uy like his don’t belong and it’s clearly hi for a good tiirl who’ll lick his balls and whatever else because she’s so grateful to be with a guy like hi for a victim Fuck either of those scenarios”

“Maybe he’s just low-key and likes the ambiance,” Sasha countered with a reproachful pout “I , Mari”

“You’re ss”

I had the empty bank account to prove it “Pro else For the love of all that’s holy…do not give him your phone nuive him The Herp”

Sasha giggled but still said, “You’re no fun,” pulling her laden tray before reluctantly agreeing, “Fine I’ll give him a pass”

“Good girl”

Karht to count for so

But nore him completely Even dressed down in jeans and a t-shirt, he had an air about him that screamed money It was like a phero eagerly sniffing unwashed butts

While Sasha stuck to her word, even though she did sendfor irls

were practically throwing every signal known toif he so much as winked at them

Not h

Money didn’t impress me but it was nice to have Like when the rent was due A flush of iure soht now, I had to make tips

Lots of tips

Sure, he had a look that screamed I’ll-ruin-you-in-the-best-way-possible but I really wasn't in the market for any of that nonsense

No uys in my future

Maybe I’ll start cultivating an attraction to the aard type; you know, the ones who start stuttering when so to them

That’s cute, right?

Okay, don’t answer that but it ay cuter than finding out that your hottie,manwhore ould probably fuck a McChicken (and probably had) if he thought he could get aith it

Ugh Don’t think of Landon If only his face and body had reflected the ugliness of his soul, I would’ve kept walking instead of letting the asshole buy o

Landon had seemed like a dream Handsome as fuck but with an adorably lazy wit that I’d mistaken for smarts when in fact, he’d just been an ass He’d ran with ht back God, I’d been hooked from the start

And so char! I mean, he had the charisma of a used-car salesoods and I’d fallen hard for his empty promises

I’ empty as a depression-era soup bowl, you knohat Ibut hot farts in church — smelly and socially unacceptable

Sasha interruptedinto me with her monster tits to whisper/squeal, “Oh my God, Mari…he wants to buy you a drink!”

What? Why? I let er,my head “That’s weird Wait, how do you know?”

“Because he flagged ht maybe, he needed a refill,” Sasha answered but her cheeks flared

Little liar “You were hoping he wanted your nu her out

“Okay, so, yes, maybe just a little but it doesn’t ure The one person who isn’t interested in the least, is the one he wants”

I refused to be flattered, laughing with healthy derision “Men like him only hat they can’t have It’s all about the chase No thanks” Then I hefted my tray, ready for ot work to do”

Maybe if I wasn't still lickingdick on legs, I er but the reality was,hard

There wasn't a man alive who could convince me to let down ina close up shop permanently

Sasha stared, incredulous that I alking away from such a catch She took on a et under soo by If nothing else you can use him to make Landon jealous A jealous boyfriend is always a more attentive one”