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"Yeah, and we're not gonna have that kind of thing," Ty huffed.
Sucking in a breath, I turned to calm myself down. I wanted to put my damned fist in his pretty little face, but I was trying to get him out of here. Sadly, turning made me realize that a few too many people were looking. A few of them were tense like they were about to rush in.
And then, through the gaps in the bodies, my eyes landed on Cody. She was pressed right up against Tanner, her arms around his neck and the two of them looked like a real happy couple. At least they did until she spotted me.
There was a sweet little smile on her lips. A sparkle was waiting in her beautiful blue eyes. That sexy little dress was swishing with each step she took, teasing me with a glimpse of her thighs. But when I didn't smile back, her eyes shifted over to see why, and everything stopped. It took no longer than the space of a single beat of my black heart, then she saw Ty - and the girl all up in his lap.
Her feet stopped. Tanner jerked as he tried to figure out what was going on. When Cody let go of him to storm towards us, I realized I was out of fucking time. Shit was going down.
"Time to go, Ty," I told him.
"Fuck off," he shot back one more time. "I'm here to have a good time and forget this shitty ass weekend. I also don't need your - "
"What the hell?" Cody demanded as she shoved through people to reach my side. Her eyes were on the brunette. "Who the fuck are you?"
"Lacey, who are you?"
"Cody." Then she looked at Ty. "Guess you're real broken up, huh? Took you what, eight hours to find another buckle bunny to screw over? Gonna make her feel real special too?"
"Lacey," Ty said gently. "Hun, let me up?"
"What's going on, Ty?" she demanded.
But Gustavo pulled an empty chair over. "I got you a place, Lacey," he offered.
The moment the girl was off his lap, Ty stood, doing his best to look like he had this. Too bad for him, he didn't realize he had smudges of another woman's lipstick on his neck. If I could see it, then Cody could too.
"You're the one who told me to get lost," he reminded Cody. "I tried to be what you wanted, but it was never good enough, was it?"
"Do you really think treating me like that - " she pointed at Lacey " - is what I wanted? I'm not a fucking buckle bunny, Ty. I'm not here to get fucked!"
"You sure about that?" he taunted. "Because it sounds to me like you got fucked all weekend."
Cody sucked in a breath. From the corner of my eye, I watched as her head twisted in one of those "you've gone too far" expressions women have. Behind her, Tanner leaned in. They were all too late, because Ty's little tantrum had just gone too far and I was done with this shit.
I swung.
My fist crashed into the side of his cheek. Maybe the asshole had a few inches on me, but that had never stopped me before. I hit him with all the rage I'd been holding on to for my entire life. He staggered, but the dumbfuck didn't go down. Instead, he lunged, shoving at both of my shoulders.
Oh, it was on.
"I will kill you!" I screamed at him. "No one talks about her like that. No one, you fucking hear me!"
"Cody, stop him!" That was Tanner's voice.
Emilio didn’t even bother shoving his chair back. He simply jumped up and bolted. Gustavo moved to shield the girl. Around us, a dozen other cowboys began to move in. I saw all of it, but I didn't give one single fuck. No one messed with Cody. No one. Not even me.
I swung again, and this time I clocked Ty in the temple. He dropped to a knee, but before I could move in to kick him in the head the way I wanted, I felt the softest, most gentle touch on my arm.
Cody.
She didn't try to pull me back. She didn't need to force me around. That brush of her fingers was her way of asking, and all the rage vanished the moment I felt it. Forgetting about Ty completely, I turned to check on her, only for her to lace her fingers with mine.
"We need to go," she said. "Someone's gonna call the cops."
"Fuck, and you don't need a fine," I realized, letting her tow me towards the exit. "Tanner?"
"Go!" he insisted, but his words were for Cody. "I got him."
