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ruin everyone else’s relationship, I guess.”
    “He’s heartbroken, Gab. He wants you back and he can’t stand seeing you happy without him,” Mallory sighed.
    “And who says I’m happy?” Gabby spun her fruity drink on
the
table. “I miss him, too. But we’re too different, too set in our ways to make it work
.
”
S
he sniffed to hold back tears.
    “Gabby, if you want a relationship to work, you have to be willing to put in the effort it takes to keep it going,” Mallory said softly.
    Gabby nodded but didn’t reply. She kept her head down when Luke came back to the table with Baker trailing behind him.
    “I think we’re going to take off,” Luke said. He looked at Gabby. “Want us to give you a ride home?”
    Gabby looked up and gave him a quick nod. Her eyes were red and her skin blotchy, but none of us said a word. I would have to text Mallory tomorrow and see if we could put together a girl
’
s night to figure out what was going on with Gabby.
    “You want a ride too, Rainey?” Mallory asked me.
    I glanced at Baker. “I think I’ll just hang out here until Baker gets out of work. You don’t mind giving me a ride, do you, Baker?” I asked him.
    “Of course not. I’ve got a few things to do and then I’ll take you. You want to move to the bar so we can get some more people at this table?” Baker asked. I got up with Mallory and Luke and pulled Gabby into a hug.
    “We really need a girls
’
night,” I told her. She smiled and then left with Mallory and Luke. I grabbed a stool at the end of the bar and silently watched Baker wait on customers and then head into the back to do some paperwork.
    It was another hour before he was able to leave the bar. I was exhausted.
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Four
    Baker
     
     
    I watched Rainey’s head sway forward as she slept where she sat. It was hilarious.
    I stood at the far end of the bar, smiling like an idiot as I watched her nod off. I knew it was late, but I couldn’t
change my work schedule
. Besides, she knew I would make it worth
her while

when we got back to my place.
    When her head tipped up and back, though, my heart stopped. She fell backward off the barstool and fell flat on her back. I was at her side in an instant.
    “Are you okay?” I asked.
    Her eyes fluttered open and she looked confused. “Baker? What happened?”
    “You fell asleep at the bar,” I told her. I put my hand gently under her neck and she winced. “Where does it hurt?”
    “Ugh. Everywhere,” she said with a groan. “I think I broke my ass.”
    I laughed, as did the small crowd that gathered around her.
    “I’m going to take you home, okay?”
    “Sounds good,” she said
,
but made no move to get up.
    I eased my arm under her shoulders and moved my other hand underneath her knees. I lifted her as carefully as I could and told Jimmy I was leaving now. He tipped his head in acknowledgement and went back to making drinks.
    The crowd dispersed as soon as Rainey was off the floor. I carried her out to my truck and set her in the passenger seat
, glancing
at her as she rested her head back against the head rest. She looked tired. Rundown.
    “I should take you to the emergency room,” I suggested. Her eyes flew open in protest.
    “No!”
    “Alright, but you’re going to stay at my place tonight, in case you have a concussion,” I insisted. She didn’t argue.
    When we got to my apartment, I carried her in, despite her protests. Eventually she let me have my way. I set her on the couch and swung her legs up onto the cushions.
When
I reached for a blanket
,
she stopped me.
    “I’m not a child,” she grumbled.
    “Well, you must be sick. It’s only ten o’clock and you fell asleep at the bar.” I wasn’t letting her off the hook this time.
    “I was also on a plane for most of this morning and I was up around four to catch that plane. Not to mention I hate flying
.
”
S
he rolled her eyes at me.
    I sighed audibly and didn’t hide my