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Montoya?”
    “He retired three months ago.”
    “Oh.” She was about to thank him and be on her way when Alfonzo and security returned. He noticed her newfound friend and swiftly approached.
    Alfonzo leaned in the middle of his ex-wife and the nerd. He noticed the business card and snatched it out of her delicate little fingers, “Antonio, School Chancellor. Nice title. You both like education, that’s good. ” He sat the card on the bar, “ Let me educate you Antonio Vegas, hold on to your card, save it for another woman easily impressed by it. This is the mother of my children. There are four…yes four kids at home waiting for her and rolling in bed with you is not going to happen, el noche. Get it?”
    The guy rushed out the place like hounds were chasing him. Alfonzo chuckled, “ Pendejo !”
    Selange frowned, “You’re a rude bastard.”
    Alfonzo’s eyebrow arched severely at the odor of liquor clinging to her breath and he took hold of her arm bringing her to his side . He bet if he released her she’d bust her ass. The woman couldn’t drink for shit. “Lo siento –but h appy hours over.”
    His legs started moving and Selange didn’t have a choice and trotted alongside him with an unsteady gait . Alfonzo was angry, she could always tell by the jawline and how it pulled tight . He couldn’t hide the bulge near his cheekbone as it pulsed and protruded from the taut skin. She didn’t like being dragged along or how Jessica had to scamper after them in her ridicul ously high heels shoes. Selange seethed under her breath, “You ha ve a lot of nerve. I swear, wh at the heck is wrong with you ?”
    His mouth was at her ear, “ You better hope no one saw that gun coming out of your pocketbook, Clint Eastwood or your ass is in big trouble. ”
    “ Oh, shut-up. I had my hand in my bag, just in case.”
    Her legs were moving rapidly. He had a good grip on her and from appearances they were a cordial couple in a hurry to leave. Alfonzo ’s date peered at him with a quizzical expression a s the y neared. He slowed to say, “Be back, babe. I have a f amily situation . Order whatever you like. ”
    The woman nodded ; she understood. Family can embarrass the heck out of you sometimes. “No, it’s okay. Just h urry back.”
    “ Just hurry back,” Selange mimicked as she took in the dark hair woman with the cosmetically altered boobs. Ugh, cheap. He’d sunk in taste hadn’t he? She glared at him and he got her through the door without a scene. Once, they stepped onto the pavement she immediately fired with all guns . “You sonovabitch. Don’t you ever tell me when it’s time to leave. I wasn’t ready to go . Who do you think you are ; w e’re not married anymore, remember?”
    Lou and Crazy Nicky were out the ir cars, hurrying across the street. Alfonzo snatched the purse from her hands, “You’re not getting this back. Oh hell no, you ’re drunk. You’re going home if I have to drag you there before you kill somebody . ”
    He let her go and she stumbled. He went to steady her and she swiped his hand away as she recovered, “ G o back inside with Miss Silicone and stay out of my business !”
    The slurred sentences were n’t lost on his ears, neither were the way she braced herself, legs apart and the gentle sway. She was a very pretty drunk and a n easy mark for unscrupulous men, innocent looking perverts like Antonio Vegas. “You’re drunk.”
    “ Pssst , not !”
    Jessica watched quietly from the sideline their PDA. It was her acronym for P ublic Displayed A rgument. She grimaced; damn shoes were starting to hurt her feet. She pulled them off and focused on the attractive pair in the center of the sidewalk exchanging words. She wished Alfonzo would cool it already, like damn, he was sitting in there with some chick and acting like S e lange should sit home washing dishes or something.
    “Primo, you wrong. Why don’t you chill and leave her the fuck alone !”
    “ Jess, silencio