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noticed that most of the eligible men are either ones I went to high school with or obnoxious hippie transplants. Not that a serious jerk is a better option. He’s just better built.
    Mindy and I sit at our table in the center of the room, and I purposefully angle myself so I can watch him from the side, but not head on. I lean back in my seat and give the young boy behind the counter a smile and wave. He nods and makes his way around the service counter. As I’m leaning back, I peek to see who Grady is sitting with. It’s Cheyenne. She’s hoisting up a slice of cheese pizza and staring at her cell phone in wonderment.
    “Grady,” Mindy says quietly. I snap back to reality and try to fake confusion. She shakes her head and smiles. She knows me too well. “His name is Grady, and the girl with him is his daughter, Cheyenne. Don’t bother telling me you weren’t looking, because you were. And he’s hot, but he’s also really bad news.”
    Bad news is possibly the understatement of the century.
    “You’ve been spending too much time with Uncle Harry,” I say and do my best to tease her. With how crabby I was earlier, I need to make up for it before we get off to a really bad start being roommates again.
    “No, you’re just super obvious,” she says with a snicker. I give the pair another glance. Grady has a mouthful of pizza and is saying something to Cheyenne. For the first time since we arrived, she sets her phone down and smiles up at him. And when she does, she turns her face just slightly in my direction. I divert my attention back to Mindy.
    “How do you know who he is, anyway?” I ask, leaning in and lowering my voice.
    “You better keep your big mouth shut, but I work with this girl who is with one of his club members. She hasn’t really said much about him, but he’s come in a few times, and it always makes her nervous. Heck, it makes me nervous.”
    “He’s Forsaken?” I ask, acting like I don’t already know.
    “Yep. He’s the guy who makes sure everyone follows the club rules,” Mindy says with a gleam in her eyes. She’s always loved gossip, but if you didn’t know her well, you’d have no clue. She’s really sneaky about her eavesdropping.
    “You work with one of their wives?”
    “She’s not the guy’s wife. She used to hate him, but then one day they ended up in this argument while I was at work and there was like, this emotional rollercoaster thing going on. It was crazy. Next thing I know she’s pregnant and begrudgingly admitting that she’s in love with him. Now she doesn’t really shut up. They’re all crazy, every one of them,” Mindy says in a whisper-shout.
    “Says the person all up in their business,” I say.
    “Whatever. Look, if you’re looking for a guy, I’m sure I can find you someone far more suitable than one of those guys.”
    “I’m not looking looking , I was just…observing. Don’t worry—there’s no way in hell I’d get involved with the club.”
    As soon as the words leave my mouth, Grady and Cheyenne stand from their seats and head for the door. They make it halfway before he stops. He places his hands on his hips and I can hear him chuckling quietly to himself. The only thing I can think is, “Crap, crap, crap!” He turns around and strides toward our table. Cheyenne follows behind, crosses her arms over her chest, and keeps her attention focused on the front door.
    “Just observing ,” he says. The way he emphasizes the word observe leaves little room for doubt that he overheard what I just said. I’d prefer to keep what happened at the high school limited to the people who already know about it, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen.
    He bends at the waist and brings his face so close to mine that I can feel his breath wafting over my skin. I raise an eyebrow in silent question. The smile spreads on his face and he says, “Come by later. I’ll give you something juicy to wrap your mouth around.”
    My eyes widen and