Page 7 of Under the Moonlight

“How’s this for vulgar. Fuck you both. I hope she gives you crabs.”

She walked back down the aisle of tables and booths, ignoring the shocked and curious gazes following her. So, she might have gone too far making a scene, but his betrayal had stung. Especially when she’d been agonizing over possibly hurting Sam. Seems Sam would have been just fine if she’d been honest with him about finding the ring and freaking out.

Part of her wanted to turn around and ask who the ring had been for, but she really didn’t care. Whether it was for her while he was fooling around with Patty or Patty while he was still with Greer, either way he was a dog, and she deserved better.

Maybe Patty did too, but she wasn’t feeling too charitable at the moment.

The only good thing that had come out of her and Sam was meeting Xander, a kind stranger.

Who happened to be holding a white pie box in his hand.

“Kelsey is getting our food. She told me she knew what you usually ordered, so I hope that’s fine.”

“Awesome. What’s in the box?”

“A Chocolate Death pie.”

Just what she needed. “That is perfect.”

Xander’s gaze locked over her shoulder, frowning. “Don’t look now, but I think your ex just stood up and is looking our way.”

“Eff him with a pinecone,” she said.

Xander let loose with one of those great laughs she’d come to love in the few hours they spent together.

“He’s headed toward us.”

Kelsey came out from the food pickup window and handed them their bag of containers. Then she made a shooing motion. “Run. I’ll hold him off.”

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Xander thought that Greer was handling her break up rather well considering how fast everything had come about. They had just reached his Bronco when the ex-boyfriend caught up to them. His

date running rather unsteadily behind him, probably due to the absurd sky scraper heels she had on.

“Greer!” Sam stopped less than a foot away from her, his posture full of fight.

“What?” she asked.

“You come at me and make a scene when you’re out with some other guy? You’re a fucking hypocrite.”

Xander’s skin prickled at his tone and he took a step closer to Greer.

“This is the man who found me lying unconscious after I hit my head and took me to the hospital. We stopped for food because…I don’t need to explain myself to you. You cheated. I didn’t. We’re done.”

“I thought you broke up with her last night?” Patty asked.

Sam didn’t answer her, but Greer laughed. “If he told you that, he was lying. I was at his place last night.”

Patty’s pale skin flushed purple. “You lied to me?”

Shocker. The woman was really surprised that a man who would cheat on his girlfriend with her wouldn’t lie to her?

“Can we talk about this later?” Sam said.

“No, I don’t think we can. Do me a favor and lose my number.”

Patty teetered away, and Sam focused on Greer with a vicious light in his eyes.

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