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and it was becoming a real problem at work. Moby decided to ask the question that had plagued him since the night he took care of Sean. “Would you really go out with me if I didn’t work here?”
    Sean’s eyes narrowed. “ Why’re you asking? You planning to quit?”
    Moby moved closer, standing on his tip toes. With his mouth an inch from Sean’s, he smiled. “Are you worth it?”
    Sean’s nostrils flared. “You’d better believe it.”
    Moby closed the distance and let his lips brush Sean’s. He pulled away and shook his head. “Too bad I’m not worth breaking the O’Brien code for.” He picked up the tray of drinks and walked away from the bar. The hair on the back of his neck prickled as he felt Sean’s gaze follow him through the crowd. Hopefully it would give his boss something to think about. If Moby had to suffer his attraction, so should Sean.
     
    * * * *
     
    “Kitchen’s shut down,” Jay told Sean.
    Sean nodded. His run-in with Moby earlier in the evening continued to plague him. “Have a good night.”
    “You know,” Jay began, leaning his back against the bar to face Sean, “Moby asked me if Erico was hiring.”
    Sean’s jaw clenched. “What’d you tell him?”
    “I lied and told him no.”
    “Why’d you do that?” Sean questioned. If Moby went to work for Erico , Sean would be all over him in a heartbeat.
    “Because he belongs here and we both know it.” Jay looked up at Sean in a pleading manner. “He’s not Ryan.”
    Sean’s gaze drifted across the bar to Moby. The gorgeous man was laughing with a table of stragglers. “What do you expect me to do, take him to my bed for a couple of weeks until he gets bored and moves on? Do you think it’d be easy for me to watch him suck up to every man who walks through that door after that?” Sean shook his head. “I’m not made that way.”
    Jay walked back towards the kitchen and motioned for Sean to follow him. With a resigned sigh, Sean did just that. “What?” he asked as soon as they were alone.
    “You’re judging Moby unfairly.”
    “Really? Have you not seen the way he behaves? He lets those guys paw all over him. And for what, a couple extra bucks?”
    Jay pulled the ponytail holder from his hair and shook his head. “That’s all he knows. He was kicked out of his house at eighteen. As far as he’s concerned, the only thing he has going for him are his looks. His life in Vegas, making big money by stripping, has only proved what he’s felt about himself all along.” Jay put his hand over his heart. “No one’s ever shown him he’s worth more than the size of his cock.”
    While Sean let that sink in, Jay shrugged into his coat. “I’m outta here. I’m going home to my own ex-playboy. Who, by the way, has morphed into an incredibly loving and devoted partner. ”
    “Can I take off?” Kitty asked, coming into the kitchen.
    “Sure,” Sean answered, his thoughts still a million miles away. It wasn’t until Kitty left that he realised he was alone with Moby.
    He ran his fingers through the unruly curls on his head and pushed through the swinging door to the bar. Moby was bussing the last table. The rest of the room had already been prepared, complete with chairs upside down on the tables. Jay had been right. Moby was a hell of an employee. Did he dare risk breaking the O’Brien rules that had been drilled into him since he was a child?
    Sean filled the bar sink with hot, soapy water. He continued to watch Moby as he washed the few remaining glasses.
    “Here’s a few more,” Moby said, bringing a tray of dishes to the bar.
    “Thanks.” Sean took the dishes. “You can go on home. I’ll finish up in here.”
    Moby shook his head and disappeared into the kitchen. He was back a moment later with a broom. “I’ve had a good night. I don’t mind staying to finish.”
    Sean shoved his hand inside a glass with more force than necessary. “Shit!” he yelled when the glass broke and dug painfully into his