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her go, wondering what the hell that was all about.
     
    Elyse observes as Suzi hands out the drinks to the men around the pool table, paying particular attention to the supremely cute guy Elyse had seen when she walked in. They’re engaged in conversation and it gives Elyse the chance to get a good look at him. He leans lazily on his pool cue and he really seems to know how to work the whole tall, dark, and handsome thing.
     
    They’re familiar with each other, standing close and looking intimate. He reaches out and takes hold of her chin, looking straight into her eyes as he says something and she nods tiredly as if he’s telling her something that she already knows. Elyse feels a pang of jealousy as she watches them and it catches her completely off-guard, making her wonder where it’s come from. Sure, he’s cute but she hasn’t even spoken to him. She doesn’t have any grounds to be jealous of whatever his relationship is with Suzi.
     
    All of a sudden, as if the couple has sensed Elyse staring, they both look up at her, in unison and Elyse holds her breath as her eyes lock with his. Even from this distance she can see his eyes are so dark they’re almost black and the thought that she could fall into eyes like that skitters across her mind before she pulls herself together and forces herself to break the stare. She can feel her heartbeat speed up and it’s so loud in her own ears she can’t believe no one else can hear it.
     
    Joe is giving her a look, as if he has just watched the scene play out and he knows exactly what’s going on in her mind. The thought of that makes her blush.
     
    “I’ll take another one, thanks.” She raises her empty beer bottle towards him, wondering how she’d drunk it so quickly without even realizing. Joe nods and shrugs at her as if to say ‘whatever.’
     
    “This one’s on me.” The voice comes from behind Elyse, a middle-aged guy in a crumpled suit who looks like he’s hiding from his wife. After the encounter with her boss today, it was easy to recognize the type.
     
    “That’s all right. I’m good.” Elyse holds up her hand in thanks to the man, not wanting to offend him but also not wanting to give him the wrong idea by accepting a drink. He clearly wasn’t part of the Demon Riders. Lord only knows how he’d found his way into Shooters.
     
    But he doesn’t seem to be willing to take no for an answer. He slips off of his stool and sidles over to her. He’s not tall, but she’s forced to look up at him from her seated position. He leans close enough for her to smell the booze on his breath. But it’s not only coming from his breath, it oozes off of his skin, like he’s just topping up whatever he’s been consuming for the past few days.
     
    “Come on, beautiful. Let me buy you a drink.” He leers at her, looking at her long legs that the hot pants do nothing to hide.
     
    Anxious not to cause a scene, Elyse decides that sometimes the path of least resistance is the best bet. “Thanks, that’s nice of you.” She smiles at him winningly and leans back, away from him a little, hoping the hint is enough for him to give her some space. But, if anything, he gets even closer to her.
     
    Joe deposits the bottle in front of her and looks like he wants to say something, but he’s called over to the far end of the bar by another punter.
     
    “So, what’s your name, beautiful?” Drunk Suit Guy leans towards her as she tries to maneuver herself farther away from him.
     
    “Elyse.” She blurts out her real name before she can think of a fake one and curses herself for not having decided on one before she’d come to the bar.
     
    “Elyse, that’s a beautiful name.” He leers at her and Elyse tries to shuffle backwards on her stool. “How much?”
     
    For a second, Elyse wonders if she’s misheard him. “How much for what?” She looks at him completely confused and watches as frustration flickers across his face.
     
    “Well, what do you