When I turned, I saw glistening eyes that surprised me, causing my hand to

flutter to my chest. “Mark, you scared me!”

“Sorry about that,” he said with a smile that could light up the darkest room.

“Wasn’t trying to eavesdrop. Just happened to walk by.”

I waved it off with an easy laugh. “Here to socialize or hang out with friends?”

“Friends,” Mark replied, his voice soft. When he glanced toward Christine,

there was a hint of resignation in his eyes. It didn’t take me long to catch on

who he was referring to.

Catching the drift, Christine interrupted, “You two chat. I’m off to dance.”

She entered the bar and shed her coat, revealing a sleek black silk slip dress

that flattered her elegant collarbones. She was turning heads the moment she

floor. And boy, did she know how to capture an

her moves.

getting the better of me. “How’s

supposed

Looks worse than it is,” Mark shrugged. “I’m

drowning Steven’s sorrows for

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was the life of the dance floor then, I

like we’re all escaping in our

conversation was abruptly interrupted by a

the dance floor. A fight had

what was happening, and to our

Steven.

was visibly drunk, pinning another man down

all the while shouting at Christine, “What the hell do

Who the hell do you

are you out of your mind?” Christine was livid, pulling him

to you who

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