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To observers, he probably looked like a concerned boyfriend helping a drunken girlfriend home "We need to talk" He looked over his shoulder as he continued dragging her away "And it’ll best be done in private"

CHAPTER NINETEEN

AFTER RUDELY PUSHING her way to the front, Mary grabbed his arain He’d just fended her off as politely as he could, but she hadn’t been gone two

He’d already told her there’d be nothing between theain so soon

Easily sidestepping her with the way others wanted his attention, he gave her his back

But she tangled a hand in the back of his waistband and gave a tug When he looked at her in disbelief, she said, "I’ couple he’d been about to serve "I wouldn’t interrupt, except that this is iave hi the bar for Yvette

He didn’t see her Arht back in

But then where was she?

Mary tugged at hiain, and when he leaned closer, she whispered, "I just want to help, I promise"

Help hat? He handed the tray over the bar to Rowdy "I’ a break"

"Sure" He skipped his attention to Mary, but didn’t co he’d be right back, he excused hi a ht What is it?"

"Your I guess your girlfriend?"

"Yvette?"

As if that confir for her, she let out a disappointed breath He would have commented on that, but she immediately rallied with determination

"I saw her outside"

Yeah, he knew that "She’s grabbing so turbulent, churned inside him

"II think she needs you"

Needed hi to see for hiain she held on

"Listen to me, will you?" Aware of the crowd, she lowered her voice "When I went out, she was there alone But then soot in her space, and I don’t know her well, but I do know pushy uy was pushy" Mary lifted her shoulders "I could tell she didn’t like it"

Heath? No, it couldn’t be