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their hands all over her ass
    as they helped her down off the bar. Or the way one kept
    holding on to her when she obviously tried to push him off.
    And now the other guy was pulling Barbie doll’s bra strap
    out from the neck of her sweater, as if he wanted her to take
    it off. That’s when Sam decided he’d had just about enough.
    He glanced at the door and noticed the bouncer was
    outside checking IDs. Hell of a lot of good having hired
    muscle was if you kept him outdoors while the trouble was
    far more likely to be indoors, but Sam couldn’t take care of
    running the whole world. He could, however, take care of
    this little situation in this small corner of his world.
    Pushing himself away from the bar, he was about to
    stride over to the group of women being accosted by the two
    assholes when the big dark-haired girl with Donna and
    Barbie stepped closer and said something that made both
    men pale and back away. Sam had no idea what she’d said,
    but it sure worked.
    He shook his head and smiled. A group of attractive
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    women who could take care of themselves and drink as well
    as curse like sailors—where had they been all his life? But as
    beers were delivered and not long after another round of
    shots, Sam promised himself one thing, he wouldn’t let them
    drive home. If they didn’t call a cab when it came time to
    leave, he’d take them home himself. And damn if the
    thought of taking Donna home didn’t send a thrill straight
    through him.
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Chapter 5
    “This was a fabulous suggestion, Grace,” Donna said,
    noticing she was swaying a little bit. Damn heels. Even if
    they were only about an inch and a half high, she should
    always go drinking in flat shoes. She’d have to try and
    remember that for next time.
    Jade nodded vigorously. “I agree. I totally forgot about
    what’s his name...well, almost, anyway. But Hogs & Heifers
    is proof that there are plenty more fish in the sea for me. Not
    that asshole Grace told off, but the other ones.” She raised
    her hand to her head and frowned. “We probably should
    have eaten something before we drank, though. I’m feeling a
    bit woozy.”
    “You skinny girls are lightweights when it comes to
    drinking. Big girls like me can drink twice as much and it
    still goes down like fucking water. Let’s go get some
    Chinese food. After the grease coats my stomach, I’ll be fine
    to drive Donna’s car home.”
    A nice greasy egg roll sounded pretty good right about
    then so Donna agreed, even skinny Jade agreed, which
    proved exactly how drunk she was, and they set off to the
    nearest Chinese restaurant.
    “Don’t look now, but I think we are being followed,”
    Grace hissed once they’d been seated. She glanced at a point
    behind Donna.
    Both Donna and Jade spun their heads to look over their
    shoulders.
    “Oh my god!” Donna hissed and spun her head back
    around fast.
    Jade sucked in a loud breath, quickly hiding her eyes
    with one hand. “It’s him.”
    “Who?” Grace asked far too loudly.
    Donna shushed her before explaining, “The guy who
    caught us in the hall.”
    “The hottie with the gun who was staring at you?” At
    least that question was a bit softer, but still, anyone who
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    didn’t require a hearing aid would have been able to hear.
    “Maybe he is a cop and he’s tailing us because we are
    under suspicion,” Jade leaned in and whispered.
    Grace screwed up her face at that suggestion. “Suspicion
    of what? You didn’t break any law by kneeling in the hall
    outside Daniel’s apartment. I’m a lawyer, I should know.”
    That was true. Jade and Donna as accountants were
    useful for figuring out tax returns, but they counted on Grace
    to know the law in instances such as this. She would get
    them out of jail if they did get arrested, god forbid. Donna’s
    mother would have a heart attack if that happened.
    “Maybe we’re overreacting and he just wants some
    Chinese