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.Have a nice day. He used his butt topush on the door, which didn t budge, and quickly realizedhe had to pull to get out.With another tip of his hat, heflashed them a sheepish smile and stumbled outside.They watched him hop up into a boxy truck and speedaway, crop-dusting the sidewalk with gray fumes.Brooke snorted. We re going to need a louder bell. ***Dark clouds rolled in during the afternoon,reclaiming the sun and bathing the day in a forebodinggrayness that drained everything of its color.Dean shut thedoor on his Jeep Grand Cherokee and started across theparking lot with last night s events replaying through hismind like a broken record.It took everything he had not tocall Evy right now.He was dying to know if she had evengiven him her real number, but mainly he just wanted tohear her voice again.He kicked a rock across thepavement, still not convinced he wasn t coming down withsomething.Normally, the last thing he wanted to do theday after a date was talk to them on the phone.A wide smile crept across the hostess pretty facewhen Dean stepped through the double glass doors.The cool air conditioning washed over him as she pulled amenu from a nearby stack without breaking eye contact. Just one today? I m meeting some friends, he answered, glancingaround the crowded room.The place suddenly explodedinto wild cheers and applause as the Milwaukee Brewersdrove in another run on the many flat screens lining the tallwalls. They re probably outside. Let s go take a look, she smiled coyly, leading himacross the buzzing room.He scanned the absorbed faces and couldn t imagineconcentrating on a baseball game right now, which onlyfueled his suspicions he had contracted some form of adebilitating virus.He loved Brewers games but today theyseemed like background music at best.He followed thehostess outside onto a spacious patio, the sports bar sclamor fading as the door slowly swung shut behind them.Shaun waved from the far side where he sat with Jon. Over there. She followed Dean s gaze and continued their trek. There he is! Shaun bellowed, dropping a balled upnapkin onto a pile of others. The man, the myth, the urbanlegend! The hostess set the menu on the table in front of Dean. Is there anything else I can get you? she asked, battingher lashes while awaiting his next command. IPA on tap? A grin sliced across her youthful face, clearlypleased to be making a return trip. I ll be right back. Sheturned for the door without asking Shaun or Jon if theyneeded anything and cut through the spattering of tablesand chairs.Shaun watched her go, munching on a maple-honey-hot wing.A brownish red sauce lined his lips, makingthem look bigger than normal. How do you do it? Dean glanced over his shoulder, catching a partingshot of the girl s tight little butt. It s a gift. God, I d like to hit that, Shaun whispered, taking asip of his beer. If I had a get-out-of-jail-free card I d useit on her in a heartbeat. I m recording this entire conversation, Dean said. No you re not. Gonna play it back for Carrie later tonight. No you re not. Nice! Jon said, pumping a fist while focusing onone of the three flat-screens hanging beneath the striped awning. Brewers are going all the way this year, fellas!Hear me now, believe me later. Shaun paid the game no attention, keeping his eyesglued to Dean. So, how d it go with you last night? Iheard ya ghosted Jon at the club. Yeah, what s up with that? Jon said, not taking hiseyes from the TV. Never leave your wingman, yo! Shaun slowly shook his head in disgust. Never leaveyour wingman, yo. Sorry, but Becky showed up and scared off Evy, Dean said, stealing a drink from Jon s beer while hewasn t looking. It wasn t pretty. Jon s Brewers t-shirt bounced on his shoulders whenhe shrugged. It s all good.I ended up pulling both ofthose hotties I was dancing with anyway. Dean scrunched his face up. Seriously? Jon finally turned to him with a shit-eating grin. You re not the only playa in town, dude. What about you? Shaun asked, biting into anotherwing and looking at Dean. Did you pull? I did not. A heavy frown stole across Jon s face. What? Are you getting sick or something? Holy shit, he must be in love! Deano never lets emget away. Jon fanned a hand through the air and turned back tothe TV. He s not in love. I don t know man, you shoulda seen the way he wasdrooling all over this girl last weekend at Panera. Dean leaned back in his chair and massaged his facewith both hands, unable to even respond to something soridiculous.Shaun swallowed. You wanna talk about it, bigballer? Dean pulled his face from his hands and foundShaun s expectant eyes. Talk about what? What you re feeling. Dean laughed out loud, his face flushing withnowhere to hide. Don t do it, Deano, Jon said, locking his fingersbehind his head and stretching out in his chair. I ll pay yanot to talk about your feelings. I m not talking about my feelings. Shaun s face wrinkled. Why not? Carrie took thegirls to the mall.I got all afternoon! He cleared his throatand took a drink of his beer. So what happened after youguys left Jon hanging? Dean leaned his elbows on the table and rubbed hishands together, still feeling her skin on his. We kissed. Shaun leaned back and whistled loudly. Now, we regetting somewhere.Did you see explosions? He didn t even see boobs! Jon laughed, nudgingDean s shoe and nodding behind him. How about thathostess? She s pretty hot, man. Dean hesitated before twisting in his seat.The brownhaired girl smiled at him, coming closer with a tall glassof dark beer in her hand.Dean turned back around andstarted checking his phone. Look at him! Shaun laughed. He doesn t evencare.Evy has him whipped already. Dean looked up from his phone with a frown. No,she doesn t. Shaun coughed into his hand. I think she does. Here ya go, the hostess said warmly, setting acoaster down in front of Dean and then the beer on top ofit. Anything else I can get for you? Dean sat up straighter and cleared his throat. Howbout your number? A bashful smile slid across her smooth complexion.She scrawled something down on a napkin, her faceblushing, and set it next to his beer.Dean raised his glass to her and smiled. Thanks forthe beer
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