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I stalk toward JT in angry strides, watching as he stares at the drink that he's now set onto the bar with a satisfied smile Just when I'm a foot away from him, his head comes up and makes eye contact with me He smiles at first in welcoht back off

I grab the drink, step up on the foot rail at the botto the drink out into the sink on the other side

"What the fuck?" JT says with indignation

I sla a fistful of JT's shirt and tie I haul hi him toward the exit People scramble out of our way, ar Bowl seeht

He tries to shrug me off but I hiss at hiht now, asshole, or so helpto call the police over what you just tried to do"

JT iive him a hard shove toward the exit as I releasefor aHe looks around at everyone staring and holds his hands up, "Nothing to worry about, folks Just a friendly tug-of-war over a Sugar Baby"

He gives a sh nervously I don't laugh and give hiain That gets JTand alk quickly out of the ballroom JT doesn't look at me but walks directly to the men's bathroom I follow him in and he turns to face me I can tell by the quiet of the roorabbing fistfuls of shirt, jacket, and tie, I push him back across the tiled floor several steps until his back slarunts from the pain

"Jesus fucking Christ, Beck," he says, and I pull hiain

"You sick fuck," I snarl at hiirl What in the ever-loving fuck is wrong with you?"

I aht now I allaze in his eyes froirl tonight, and I seeto cruht I kneithin his fogged gaze Ato realize was nothing more than a foolish pipe dream

"Relax, bro," he says calmly "It was just to loosen her up"

"You goddamn idiot motherfucker," I yell at him, and drop my hands away I raise one up, point to hi us down, JT, and I'm tired of this shit I want you out of this coo do whatever sick, perverted shit goes on in that head of yours away from me, but I'm not about to let you pull me doith you"

"You can't force--"

I cut hi hi hio ith fear "Just shut the fuck up Noant you to walk your ass out of this hotel and get in a cab and go ho the cops and it's over for both of us"

It's not an empty threat this tiet JT out of The Sugar Bowl, but at the least do what it takes to protect that woht

"Fine," he rasps out, and o"

"You be at the office toht am and be ready to iron this out," I tell hih my hair in frustration "This shit is done, JT I'"

"Fine, okaywhatever," he says, holding up his hands in surrender "I'll get it under control I promise"

I point toward the door "Go home, JT Now"

He grabs onto his jacket at the lapel, pulls on the htens his tie and nods He turns toward the door and starts to walk out

I re this"

"I'll be there," he one

I take a few hts, and take a few deep breaths, but I'er and frustration as I head back into the ballroom Sela sits at the bar, her eyes locked on me orry the minute I walk back in

When I reach her, her hand co okay?"

I huff out a sigh, pick up lass back down, I scrub"I don't know"

Sela's hand grabs on to racefully places her feet on the floor Tugging at me, she says, "Come onlet's dance"