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“Okay. Let me pay our tab.” I looked around for the waitress.
“I want to sleep in your bed,” she whined.
I glanced around. Thankfully, no one was paying attention. I leaned down and whispered in her ear. “Shh, baby. You will sleep in my bed. Let’s go.”
“I need to get her home,” I announced and threw more than enough cash to cover our tab down onto the table.
Mindy crawled under the table and grabbed Kat’s shoe. She also got Laney’s. I positioned Kat so her arm was around my waist, then hoisted her against me and carried her out.
Once we were out front, I bent down and lifted her up into my arms. Will was standing out front, hitting on some girl he met inside. He took one look at me and jogged over to help.
“Where are we going?” he asked, attempting to take Kat from me. She was half asleep already. I growled and tightened my grip on her. No way was he carrying my girl.
“To my house,” Rebecca said.
“Are you sure?”
“Did you drive here?” she asked.
I shook my head.
“It’s closer.”
We followed Rebecca to her house on Grand Street. Her house backed up to Laney’s store and Kat’s old apartment. I followed her inside and walked down the hall. “Where am I going?”
“First door on the left,” Rebecca said.
I laid Kat down on the bed and then stepped out of the room.
“I can get her changed,” Rebecca said. “I’ll give her some of my clothes.”
I bent down and kissed her on the forehead. She didn’t move. Reluctantly, I backed away. How much had she had to drink?
“She’ll be fine. I’ll take care of her,” Rebecca said.
I nodded. Duke was waiting on the porch when Will and I walked out of the house. The three of us walked to my house. I opened the door, and Shiloh attacked Will, which made him curse. I laughed and then let her outside. Will claimed the guest bed, which was where all of Kat’s things were. He didn’t ask questions, which was good because I wasn’t in the mood to come up with another lie.
Duke took the couch, and I crawled into bed with Shiloh. I saw the time when I set my alarm and groaned. Four hours would have to be enough.
Chapter 25
KAT
WHERE THE HELL WAS I? My head felt like it was going to explode, and if I moved at all, I would throw up. I drank way too much last night. I was already tipsy when we got to the pub, but I was so excited to make up with Rebecca that I felt like celebrating. And celebrate I did.
The room spun, and my stomach protested when I sat up. I groaned and lay back down, throwing my hand over my eyes. The door to the room opened, and Rebecca walked in.
“This was left at the door for you,” she said. She set a brown paper sack from Grateful Cup on the bed and handed me a coffee cup. There was a note attached to the bag. I carefully sat up and pulled it off.
I hope you aren’t feeling too bad today. I had to work early, but call me when you get up. -Sid
I smiled and took a big gulp of coffee. It was exactly how I liked it. Inside the bag was a fresh cranberry-orange muffin. It warmed my heart that Sid remembered. I was falling so hard for him.
My head and stomach were hurting, but I wanted to check in with Sid. I missed him.
I pulled up his number and hit send. He answered on the first ring.
“Hey, you. How are you?”
