Page 70 of On The Rocks

“Uh, we need a Firefly and a Hot Honey.”

“I’ve got the Firefly.”

Dean looked over my shoulder and his lips twitched. “I see that.”

“Move.”

Dean held his hands up and shuffled to the side. “You got it, boss.”

I stalked down the hall with Griffin right behind me. He slid by me and behind the bar. CJ shot me a surprised look, then she focused on the patron in front of her.

“You’re scary, Lenny. Chill out.” He lowered the keg to the floor and expertly swapped the taps and tucked the fresh keg underneath and lifted the empty onto his shoulder. He stepped in front of me when I tried to pass him.

“What?”

He shifted the keg and held it with one hand, with the other, he tipped my chin up and I had a terrifying moment where I thought he was going to kiss me right in the middle of the busiest nights of the year. Instead, he just tapped my chin and sauntered off.

Seething, I pasted a smile on my face to find Bells sitting right in front of me.

“I came for a refill.”

Annoyed, I automatically wiped the bar down and started building her drink.

“They have that effect on people. He might not have the N’ai name, but he’s got the cocky bastard quotient.”

“What cocky bastard quotient?” Kain came up behind Bells and dropped a kiss on her upturned mouth.

Bells laughed. “As if you didn’t go all caveman on me when we were first dancing around one another.”

Kain frowned down at his fiancée, then he met my gaze. “What the hell did I miss?”

Bells leaned back against Kain. “Lennon is sleeping with your brother.”

I closed my eyes. “Jesus, Bells.”

“C’mon.” She folded her hands on the bar. “The whole orchard is talking about your Jeep being in his driveway.”

“I had two flat tires,” I said, between my teeth.

Kain frowned at me. “How did you get two flat tires?”

“I don’t know.” I started building pints as I heard orders coming through. I slid two of them down to CJ, who gave me awary smile of thanks. With those out of the way, I finished the Irish Negroni and pushed it in front of Bells.

Kain lightly massaged Bells’ shoulders as he continued to frown. “Griffin?”

“You have another brother?”

“I damn well better not,” he snarled.

Bells reached up and patted his cheek. “Relax, Cujo. I, for one, love the idea of them together.”

“We’re not together,” I said in a furious whisper.

“That’s how we started, isn’t it, babe?” She smiled up at Kain.

“Once I got you, I didn’t let you go,kaimoni.”

“Don’t go rewriting history, pal. You made plenty of mistakes.” She elbowed him.

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