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. The one standinggrabbed his arm and rubbed it.Sully cocked his head, wondering whythe man sitting had punched the one standing.The blond rubbed hisarm once more before dropping his hand. What?The pale, black-haired man glared at blondie, giving a slow shaketo his head.Sully wondered what was going on that he needed toknow about.He slid into the booth, Torem sliding in next to him. Tell me what s going on.The black-haired man blushed and looked away, choosing not toanswer Sully. We don t even know you guys.How do we know you re not conartists as well? This earned the blond guy another punch in the arm. Will you stop? Once again he was rubbing his arm. My name is Sully.This is Torem. Sully nodded toward theBeta. Now we know each other, so talk.What are they trying toscam? I m Austin, this is Julien.He s a florist. This time Austindodged the flying fist.Sully was starting to get the impression thatJulien didn t like any information about his life, not even his name,being revealed.Austin settled back, his eyes watching Julien as he spoke. Howdo we know you two aren t scam artists as well? We don t even knowyou.For all I know, you re on the most wanted list.Sully could see his mate was wary and mistrusting.If he d beendealing with a con artist, Sully didn t blame him. I ll be right back. Austin pushed from the booth and turned toJulien. Don t listen to anything they re trying to sell.Just say no.He spun around and headed toward the bathroom.34 Lynn Hagen That bad? Sully asked as he tried to make polite conversationwith Julien while he waited for his mate to return.He froze in his seatwhen he noticed that intoxicating scent of his mate hadn t dissipated.It stayed strong.Sully leaned forward, sniffing at Julien.The man cringed back, staring strangely at Sully.Oh fuck.Sullyinhaled deeply and realized that the scared little black-haired mansitting across from him was indeed his second mate.Sully sat back, not wanting to scare his mate any more than healready had. So, you run the floral shop around the corner? Sullywasn t surprised when Julien didn t answer him.His mate s eyes keptdarting to the bathroom, looking for Austin.Sully wanted to dosomething to comfort his mate, but he was at a loss of what to do.Julien probably saw him and Torem together and thought theywere another couple of con artists.Sully nudged Torem, kicking hishead to the side, giving him the sign to get lost.Torem grunted andpushed from the booth, still giving Sully a perplexed look beforewalking back over to the bar. Julien, is it? Sully tried to start a conversation, but Julien lookedat him like a deer caught in the headlights. Nice boots. Why are you sitting here? Julien practically growled thequestion.Okay, note to self, don t talk about the boots.Sully sighed.Thiswas not going the way he had always imaged it would when he foundhis mate, or in this case, mates.A thousand sarcastic and witty comebacks raced around in hishead, all vying for the opportunity to be the first to come rushing out,but Sully bit them all back.Julien was prickly already.He didn t needto run the guy off. The booth had plenty of room.Figured I d parkmy ass here while I ate.Do you mind? Sully asked as Theo walkedover on cue and laid his plate down in front of him.Damn it smelledgood.Sully 35 No, I mean why are you here? Why did you stop James and Ed?Ah, so the fuckheads had a name.Good to know.Sully filed thenames away as he picked up his fork.He shrugged at Julien, staring into some gorgeous ass blue eyes. Don t like seeing anyone messed with. He sucked the pasta in, thestring swinging around and slapping his chin as it disappeared.Sullypicked up the napkin and wiped the sauce from his face. I don t need anyone s pity. Julien grumbled as he peeled awaythe paper label on his beer bottle.He picked at it as his eyes starteddarting back toward the bathroom. Your boyfriend hasn t deserted you.He ll be right back, Sullysaid, feeling Julien out and trying to get a handle on the duo srelationship.He didn t have to wait long. He s not my boyfriend.We re just friends, Julien said and thenlooked as though he wanted to kick his own ass for giving awaysomething about himself.He winced and then his jaw tightened, likehe wasn t going to say another word. He trying to sell you something or talk you out of anything?Austin asked as he slid in next to Julien.Austin s green eyes twinkledunder the florescent lights as he assessed Sully.It was anuncomfortable moment that seemed to stretch out forever before asmile, complete with pearly whites, graced Sully. What? Sully asked as he wiped the sauce from his chin again.The smile didn t reach Austin s eyes, and Sully could smellapprehension all around Austin. You eat spaghetti like a kid [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]