Page 17 of His Virgin Angel

Just double check.

Taking a deep breath, she approached the table, keeping a careful distance from Louisa.

“Piper,” Jack said.

She noticed Drake was also sitting there as well. Jack hadn’t brought a lady friend in a long time.

“Jack, Mandy told me you were here, but I can see everything—”

“You can run along and try not to break everything. I can handle this order,” Louisa said.

Piper nodded, and was about to turn away when Jack stopped her.

“Piper always gets my order, and she will always get my order. I don’t want you,” Jack said.

Louisa glared, but then smiled. “Well, okay then.”

On the way past she gave Piper a shove, and Piper quickly regained her footing.

“Is she causing you trouble?” Jack asked.

“No.”

“You’re lying.”

“She’s just a little difficult is all.”

Jack saw her hand. “What’s that?”

“A little accident.”

“Accident?”

“I was cleaning up some glasses that I dropped, and I slipped.”

“Piper, you never have accidents.”

“It seems I have a lot of them now.” Her cheeks started to heat under his scrutiny. “Would you like to order, or would you like me to come back?”

Jack stared at her for a few more seconds.

“Please,” she said.

“What’s going on?”

“It’s nothing. Louisa doesn’t like me, and I can deal with that. Not everyone is going to like everyone in the world.”

“You try,” he said.

She laughed. “Believe me, I don’t like everyone and everything. There’s a lot in the world I don’t like.”

They finally gave her their order, and she made her way back into the kitchen. This time Leon was waiting for his order.

“You have to complain to Mark.”

“Why?”

“Because he’ll listen to you. Talk to Jack. Louisa will be gone.”

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