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scare everyone away from that front table by the stage.”
    Susanna laughed. “We might as well put a reserved sign on it, or they’re liable to toss people out of the seats.”
    Ava chuckled as she shook her head and closed the door behind her.
     
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    Ava was heading down the hallway when she saw Tommy and Vic coming through the back emergency door. G-Force was letting them in. She also noticed the box Vic carried and the smell of BBQ sauce that filled the hallway. She smiled, wondering what they were up to. They were very intense-looking men, but she had learned quickly how kind and respectful they were. If Elise could get over her past, they would make her very happy.
    “What do you have there?” Ava asked as they walked closer. She inhaled as she closed her eyes.
    “Is that BBQ chicken from Big Bob’s BBQ?” she asked, and Vic smiled.
    “Yep.” Then Tommy looked at G-Force and smiled as he handed him a big bag. “That’s for hooking us up.”
    G-Force smiled. “Any time, brother, and good luck with Elise.” G-Force headed back toward the front.
    “What’s going on?” Ava asked with a smile.
    “We told Elise we would discuss some things at dinner, then remembered that the three of us are working, so we took our break and are hoping that right around now she’ll take her break,” Tommy stated.
    “She usually takes it now,” Vic added, and Ava smiled, thinking how sweet it was that they knew exactly when Elise took her breaks at night. They also went as far as driving to Cellar County to get food from her favorite place. But she wondered if they knew how much Elise liked the corn bread from Big Bob’s.
    “If you really want to snag her heart, you better have brought some corn bread.”
    “Oh, we did,” Vic stated then winked.
    She chuckled. “So how are you planning on getting her to have dinner with you?”
    “Oh, not a problem. Considering we’re in uniform, she should come with us as soon as we approach. We’re going to tell her we have official police business to discuss with her.”
    Ava wondered if Tagart and Carver were still at the bar watching Elise.
    “She might get pissed off.”
    “We’ll take care of it, if you’ll get her spot covered and let everyone know that the staff room is taken for a private dinner,” Vic said.
    She chuckled. “You’ll get twenty minutes out of her maximum, so make the best of it, fellas,” Ava said then turned and hauled ass to the bar where Elise was working. On her way she grabbed Sienna to cover Elise. Glancing over her shoulder, she saw Tommy heading toward the bar, and then that sparkle in his eyes she saw earlier now looked darker. He seemed pissed off. Following his line of sight, she spotted Tagart holding Elise’s hand in his own and it appeared as if he were reading her palm. What the hell was that about?
     
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    Tommy felt his entire body heat up in anger. That fucker was touching his woman. He was the calm one compared to his twin, and if Vic saw this situation, there would be big trouble and bloodshed. He cleared his throat and made his way to the bar, settling right between the Tagart guy and his buddy.
    “Can I ask you why you’re holding my woman’s hand?” Tommy asked, standing way taller than the Tagart asshole. He knew he was a big guy and intimidated most, but the Tagart guy just looked him over as if he had no respect for Tommy’s deputy uniform. Now Tommy knew for certain the guy was a dick.
    “Tommy, what are you doing here?” Elise asked as she tried to pull her hand from Tagart’s. He wouldn’t release it, and Tommy raised his eyebrows at the guy.
    “She’s your woman, you say?” Tagart asked as he caressed her palm with his fingers. Tommy was doing everything he could not to pull the guy from the stool and punch his lights out.
    “Tagart, let go of my hand and stop fooling around,” Elise stated. One look at her and he could tell that she was trying to diffuse the situation. Elise could