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I arched an eyebroondering how she knew that when her kiddos didn’t say ed, because I kind ofby so me to switch ends of the bar so he could flirt with his wo, and the place caed to stop at my end of the bar every time she filled an order, and she was always able to slip in a kiss when she did

I was still feeling a high from her last one when Reese suddenly appeared in front ofme closer I frowned but went to her She leaned in and tried to call over all the noise as confidentially as possible "Jeremy’s older brother just walked in the front door"

I glanced over her shoulder and ied ht he’d held backof City’s brothers…was that Garrett Bainbridge strolling up to the bar with him?

I tensed and " I nodded gratefully to Reese right before she hurried away

I watched the two approach, and then I intercepted theo to Mason "Can I help you?"

They didn’t recognizeButfor Knox Parker Heard he worked here"

"Oh yeah? Where’d you hear that?"

"Look, is he working tonight or not?"

I sniffed at his attitude "As a matter of fact, I am"

Their mouths dropped open "Shit," Garrett murmured as he looked me up and down "You don’t look the same at all"

"So I’ve heard What the fuck do you want?"

I knehat I wanted I wanted theone before Felicity--or Rock--spotted them

"We came to make a at his pal me? Last time I saw you two, you beat the shit out of me"

"Because we’d just found you naked in the backseat of a car with my sister," Garrett hissed

Tad held up his hands "Andadht’ve overreacted with the e treated you You didn’t deserve what happened to you after that night"