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“Wow,” Abby says. “You went for the quiet one. Interesting.”

“At least I don’t need to shove metal into my tits for attention,” I call out.

“Whoa!” Vera cries out. “I’m buying Mila her next drink!”

Abby winks at me and smiles.

Everyone is still staring at Jax and I.

I look up at him, my cheek’s still on fire.

He inches down and plants a big, wet kiss on my forehead.

Everyone lets out a collective awwww sound.

I’m blushing on top of blushing.

Yet I’m the happiest I’ve been in a long time.

Everything just feels… right.

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“Are you looking at my sister’s breasts?”

I turn to my left and Violet is staring at me.

She’s got cute, drunk eyes going on and she’s smiling.

“Would you rather me look at yours?” I whisper.

“Only if you ask Mac for permission,” she winks.

I laugh.

“Abby is a psycho,” Violet whispers to me. “I mean, I’m just saying it.”

“Whoa, I am not interested in your sister,” I say.

“Violet, don’t try to whore out our whore of a sister,” Vera says.

“Wow, some family dynamic there,” I say.

“Abby knows it,” Vera says. “Hey! Abby! Are you a whore?”

Abby looks at us, bats her eyes and smiles. “Oh… but of course!”

Everyone laughs at that one.

I have to find an excuse to get out of this situation.

No offense to the Monroe sisters… but this is weird.

I grab my beer and work my way to another part of the bar.

I settle up next to Willow. “Psst… save me.”

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