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top. I can’t see his whole face but his profile is confirmation
that it’s perfect.
    “Drew!” Jarred exclaims. He places Quinn in his seat and hugs the guy who I
now know is Drew. “What the fuck are you doing here?” he asks excitedly. He
reminds me of a kid who’s just woken up to a room full of presents on Christmas morning.
“You think mom would’ve let me live if I missed their anniversary?” Drew replies, chuckling. He pulls away from Jarred and holds him away at arm’s length.
    “You look good, little brother,” he praises. Jarred beams at the term of endearment, and then turns to introduce Quinn. “Drew,” he says, wrapping his arm
around Quinn’s hips. “This is Quinn Avery. Quinn, this is my older brother,
Drew.” Quinn stands taller and seems to sober in an instant. Her hand stretches out, looking every bit as demure as the expression on her face.
    “It’s a pleasure to meet you,” she says. I’m sure there’s a quiver in her voice but
she hides it well. For the first time since I’ve known her, she looks nervous.
Drew takes her hand and smiles at her. “The pleasure is all mine.”
    Jarred bristles, his eyes hard. There’s a silent message exchange between the
two brothers and Drew drops Quinn’s hand quickly. Jarred might as well whip
it out and cock his leg up against Quinn.That would be less territorial than the
look he just gave his brother. When Drew turns to fix his gaze on me Jarred
visibly relaxes and so does Quinn. What is up with them tonight?
“This is Cassey,” Jarred gestures towards me. His hand flies up over-enthusiastically and it’s obvious he’s trying to direct his brother’s attention anywhere
that’s not Quinn. Drew’s face is as perfect as I suspected. He looks exactly like
the type of guy I would date.
A safe choice. Not like Kyler. Quinn chuckles and I realize I’m staring, quite
rudely, I might add.
    “Nice to meet you too, Cassey.” Drew smiles, revealing a perfect set of white
teeth. I wait for the butterflies to take flight in my belly. Nothing. Drew’s eyes
rove my body but the warm, tingling sensation I expect to come with it is noticeably absent. But when Kyler looks at you… I shake away my thoughts.
“You too, Drew.” I reply politely.
     
“Can I get you a drink?” he asks.
     
I’ve already had two cocktails but I decide what the hell. “Sure,” I reply. “I’ll
take a Martini. Dirty.”
    Am I flirting with him? So what if I am. I’m single and even if having a onenight stand is not on my agenda tonight, nothing is stopping me from having
a good time with a hot, available man. Drew cocks an eyebrow, like he was just
thinking the exact same thing. “I’ll be right back.”
    I look at Quinn and Jarred, who both look slightly uncomfortable. When
Quinn’s eyes meet mine, something unfamiliar sparks to life and I frown.
There’s something very strange going on.
Jarred clears his throat, dragging my attention away from what I see in Quinn’s
panicky eyes.
    “Can I get you anything else, baby?” Jarred asks. Quinn shakes her head quietly, something I’ve never seen her do. Jarred gets up and follows behind Drew,
heading towards the bar situated in the middle of the big space.
“Are you okay, Quinny?”
    “Yes, I’m fine.”Her voice is forced and a little too high pitched. Both attributes
give away her lie. But I drop it. We’ll talk about it later, when we’re alone. An
awkward silence fills the space between us, until Drew and Jarred arrive back
at our table. Drew places my drink on the table, and takes a seat alongside me.
“One dirty martini for the lady,” he says, smirking at me. Something about it
makes my skin crawl.
“Thanks.”
“So, Cassey,” Drew begins. He smiles at me in with what I think is meant to
be a flirtatious grin, but instead it’s just creepy. “Tell me about yourself.”
    And so it begins. The tedious process of divulging the little nuances that make
me Cassey Emerson.