When Love Breaks by Jack

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

And boy, did she know

her moves.

getting the better of me. “How’s

not supposed to

serious. Looks worse than it is,”

drowning Steven’s

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the life of the dance

like we’re all escaping in our

abruptly interrupted by a commotion coming from

floor. A

what was happening, and to our

Steven.

pinning another man

while shouting at Christine, “What the

her? Who the hell do you think you

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

it to you who I