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“Danny Ocean,” my sister says to the boy I’m sleeping with. “This is my best friend, Allie.”
“Hello—” Allie extends her hand out to him. “You must be the sexy gang lord.”
Julian grins at her. “That is what my friends call me.” He takes Allie’s hand, kisses it. “Happy birthday — thank you for having me.”
“You’re very welcome.” She nods.
“For your birthday gift, is there anyone you’d like me to off for you?” Julian asks playfully.
“Julian!” I smack him and Bridge rolls her eyes, swearing under her breath.
“I’m kidding—” He laughs, then covers my ears as he mouths to Allie. “I’m not kidding.”
I squirm out of his hold. “He’s kidding, he’s kidding—” I tell Allie and the man Julian’s with who I didn’t notice until now.
Allie laughs, delighted, before Bridget yanks her away.
“I told you he was handsome,” Bridget tells her. “But what a git!”
I look up brightly at Julian, waiting for him to pay attention to me.
He holds me by the waist and gives a bit of a strained smile.
“Tiges, could you just give me a couple more minutes?”
“Oh—” I pull back a bit surprised. “Yeah, of course—”
He flashes me a smile and kisses my cheek.
He nods his head towards it. “I’ll meet you at the bar.”
I wander over towards it and find BJ there.
I stand next to him.
“Where’s Jordan?”
“Couldn’t make it,” he says, watching me.
“Really?” I give him a look. “To your sister’s twenty first birthday. Not a very good girlfriend.”
I eye him to make my point.
His face pulls.
“You’d like her more than you think.”
I don’t like him defending her so I lean over the bar.
“Martini,” I tell the bartender. “Wet and dirty, please.”
BJ chokes on his drink and I peer up at him, eyes wide and innocent. He looks down at me, trying not to smile as he shakes his head. “You’re ridiculous.”
“You used to love that about me,” I tell him in a quiet sort of proudness.
He stares at the back wall lined with different spirits. “Still do,” he says without looking at me. He nods at the bartender. “Negroni please, man. Thanks.”
He turns to me, presses his hands into his mouth, face strained.
