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I hold my drink up clanking it against his. “May the force be with you!”

He snorts. “Did you just quoteStar Wars?”

“Yeah, I think I did.” I try to focus on him, and instead I end up squinting.

Tyler’s eyes meet mine. “It’s still pretty early. You hittin’ the town tonight with Rawley?”

I eye him completely straight-faced. “I’m not hitting much of anything these days and all we have in this town are farms and bugs.”

He laughs. “You know, I’ve always said a dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste and girl, you know how to use your dirty mind, don’t you?”

The way he watches me makes my knees shake and takes the air from my lungs. It damn near gives me chills. “I’m a Walker. I know how to use my dirty mind for good.” I wink at him. “And I think I’m going to stay right here. I want to drink away my sorrows with these delicious drinks and the bottle of whiskey you so kindly bought us.” My eyes sneak to his and then the bottle as I raise my empty glass. “Just poor it right in there. I bet it will be delicious!”

Tyler gives me this look, as if he knows where this could potentially go with us getting drunk but with the way his eyes darken maybe he wants that very same thing.

Maybe.

Despite my declaration of wanting to get drunk, my mind is on Tyler suddenly. I shift so I’m facing the stage again, staring out into the crowd hoping to distract myself.

“Can you believe that asshole?”

When I glance over at him, Tyler doesn’t look at me but I can see his brow furrow in confusion. “Who? Rawley?”

“No. Holden.”

Tyler twists his head in my direction, his brow raised and cheeks flushed in the cutest way. I want to reach out and touch the heat to my fingertips. Running his hand through his thick dark hair, he laughs lightly. “Actually, yes, I can. Holden, sorry, I mean fucking asshole, seemed like a turd to me.” His hand raises and flips around. “No offense.”

“None taken.” I want to slam my head on the bar and knock some sense into me. “Clearly. He couldn’t even cheat on me with someone hot. No he had to pick some average-looking blonde with perky tits and a fake tan from California.”

“Oh, I’m gonna need more on this. Did he give you a reason? And how do you know she’s from California?”

“No, he didn’t give me a reason. At least not one I understood and all sluts are from California.” I’m sure that’s not accurate, but in my head, tonight, it’s totally fucking accurate. I reach for the whiskey and pour both Tyler and myself a shot. Zack eyes the two of us and what’s happening, like he knows we’re having one of those nights where it’s best to keep your opinions to yourself. “So… yeah, no real reason but I mean, balls deep in another girl pretty much explains it, doesn’t it?”

“Yeah.” He rubs his left thumb over his bottom lip. “Isupposeit does.”

I can’t help but shift my gaze to his beautiful full lips. Tyler has one of those mouths you just want to suck on. His lips are like your favorite candy that you just want to lick all day.

When I finally force my eyes back to up to Tyler’s face, he’s staring at me.

My chest tightens as I swallow. There is no missing the way his eyes linger on me, watching my every move.

He’s curious, I know he is.

“So you catch him balls deep in some chick and he doesn’t even give you a reason why he cheated?”

“Apparently I have expectations no man can ever meet,” I tell him. “I mean, seriously, are there any good men left? And I’m talking the honest ones. Ones who aren’t dating someone else or are married. Ones who have some fucking chivalry in them.”

Tyler flips his hand around, his rosy cheeks indicating he’s feeling pretty good with that third drink. “What you’re asking for is bullshit,” he says bluntly. “Chivalry is overrated. You’re puttin’ too much pressure on it. A relationship should be simple.”

“Simple as what?”

He looks me straight in the eye. “Simple as I want to fuck you.”

Is he saying that to me?

“Of course you would say that.” I sigh, knowing he is right in some sense. “Guys just want a girl who lets them put their D in their V and it’s over, right?”

“Wait.” His brow raises. “Did you just say put their D in their V? Do you think you’re talking to Nova? Why can’t you say vagina and dick?”