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“Well, she’s hangin’ around a regular who’s got a pretty bad rep, and we just thought you’d wanna know.”
“Fuck,” I spat, feeling frustration building up in my body.
I marched to the door without really thinking it through and slammed it shut behind me. At the end of the day, as annoyed as I was with her, I’d still look out for her and be her friend, no matter what. Plus, a little voice in the back of my head egged me on, saying Coach would be in total agreement with me marching in there.
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I swung open The Blitz’s door and scanned the bar. My jaw tightened as soon as I spotted her. There she was, pretty much sprawled over a man’s lap. Her motions were super languid, taking me two seconds to realize she was way too far gone to be talking to someone new.
Long strides carried me across the bar, and I stood, towering over them.
“Josie, who’s your friend?” I ground out.
She slightly jumped at my voice, but then her lips quirked up into a smug smile. She was being a little brat and she knew it. “This is Brian. We just met.”
I ground my back teeth, struggling hard to keep my composure intact. But the way this guy’s hand slid across her pretty jaw paired with the taunting look on his face were not helping.
She patted Brian’s cheek. “So what was I saying?”
“Where you live now, baby doll,” he whispered, hooking a finger under her chin.
“Oh right! I just moved into-
Panic ripped through my chest. “Nope.” I reached forward and grabbed her small forearms, forcing her up and out of Brian’s arms. I roughly set her on her feet and shot him a menacing get-lost look. He matched my gaze with his own daggers as he slunk away toward the men’s bathroom.
Josie whirled on me and shoved my chest, but I barely budged. “Tyler! Why’d you do that? He was supposed to be your replacement,” she whined.
“My replacement? Ha!” I scoffed. “Him?”
She crossed her skinny arms over her chest. “Yes. So I can stop thinking about you.”
My anger all but dissipated, and I smirked down at her. Now that I knew she was safe, I liked loosey goosey Josie. “You were thinking about me, eh?”
Her mouth slightly dropped open in realization of her admission. “My stupid drunk brain,” she grumbled. “Stupid Tyler Springs.”
It took all I had in me not to bust up laughing, and Ilovedhearing a curse word pop out of her prissy mouth. I tugged her wrist and she easily fell into my chest. “It’s okay, Josie. I’ve been thinking about you too,” I admitted, rubbing circles in her back. “But you can’t go telling strange men where you live.”
She practically stomped her foot as she pushed her index finger into my chest. “I can if I want to. Just because I like you doesnotmean I have to listen to you, and it doesnotmean I have to be with you either. I already tried a hockey player once and look where that got me.” She dropped her head back. “Gah, and just because you smell so stupid good,” she pounded on my chest with her little fist, “does not mean I should keep standing here.” She hiccuped. “I need another drink.”
My eyebrows furrowed together. “Wait, let’s rewind that little rant-”
But she ignored my words. She turned on her heel and almost toppled over, and I had to catch her hip to steady her.
“Woah, dizzy,” she giggled, patting my hand on her hip. She promptly marched out of my arms and over to the bar.
She pounded her dainty fist on the wooden ledge. “Adrienne, I would love another vodka sprite if you have any left in this fine establishment.”
I sucked in my top lip to keep from laughing, because even in her drunk state, she could still somehow manage to pull off her teacher-voice.
Adrienne eyed her warily, probably debating if she should cut her off or not.
I leaned forward. “She’ll have a water too,” I added.
Josie waved her hand in front of my face to shush me. “No, she will not.”
“Fine, I want the water.” And I’d hold it ‘til she did want it.
As soon as Josie was handed her drink, she sucked down a large amount.
