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genuine love in her words making my heart feel slightly less broken. "Thanks lady. You are the best friend I could ever ask for, you know that?"
    She blew me a kiss. "You better believe it. I love you, Chica. Alas, I am also a friend who is usually in bed by 10pm so I am going to call it a night. Are you ready?" I think she already knew my answer before she asked.
    I glanced back to the bar and Mr. Sexy smiled when our eyes met. This time I held his gaze. Yeah, he was exactly what I needed tonight. "Umm, you know Grace, I think I might stay a bit longer. Can you get home okay?"
    She studied me for a minute in silence before she spoke. "Reagan, are you sure this is what you want to do?" And we both knew she wasn't referring to having another drink in the bar.
    I tried to play the innocent anyway. "I'm not doing anything, Gracie, but having a drink. Celebrating my birthday for a bit longer. That's it. Besides, I think I deserve it, don't you?"
    She narrowed her eyes, attempting to give me her most severe face, the one I had seen her use on her girls on many occasions. "You do deserve anything you want Reagan but are you sure that is all you are looking for tonight, Reagan? I think we both know you are more than a bit drunk, a lot hurt, and you are looking to ease your broken heart. You may make some decisions tonight you could regret tomorrow. We both know it has happened in the past." Man I hated when she was right. Maybe this was a mistake but tonight I didn't care.
    "Grace, I am a forty-year-old woman on the brink of divorce not a young college student at a frat kegger. Come Monday, in addition to starting the process to end my decade long marriage, I will likely also have to leave a law practice I helped build, and one I dearly love, to start my life all over again. What decision could I possibly make tonight that could make the fucked state of my life any worse?" My argument didn't erase the look of concern from her face.
    She looked back toward the bar and Mr. Sexy-as-hell and then back at me. Her only response was to raise an eyebrow.
    I pushed on. "Trust me Grace. That guy is way too young to want to do more than some innocent flirting with me. I mean look at those young girls at the bar, like you said earlier, they clearly have plans for him. They can barely keep their tits in their shirts. How long can he really ignore them? He'll forget all about me soon enough. I will be fine. I am going to have one more drink and then call a cab and head straight home. Scout's honor." I raised two fingers in mock salute and she smiled in spite of her desire to appear disapproving.
    "Alright, my friend. But you text me the minute you get home. And let's have brunch tomorrow. Okay? I want to hear all the details about this innocent flirting you are about to do. It has been quite a few years since you used that charm of yours on any man but Thad, so this should prove to be interesting to say the least. Be safe. I love you silly girl. Happy Birthday."
    We stood and hugged. "I love you too. And thanks for being there tonight Grace. You are the best."
    "Be good," she called as she floated out of the bar, still a vision in cream.
    The waitress brought me another drink and I was trying desperately to keep my attention on the band but my eyes kept straying back to the bar. Every time they found my young friend, to my excitement and chagrin. He smiled a few times, and nodded once while he gave me an intense stare that made me feel like he could see right through my clothes. The thought of being naked with him had me recrossing my legs again looking for relief from the pressure building inside.
    I needed to leave soon before I made a fool of myself in some way but I couldn't get my feet to cooperate. When the band took a short break, I made a move to leave when I felt someone near the table. I turned and found myself looking at the broad chest I had been admiring from a distance all night. Crap. I looked up further and met the eyes of Mr. Sexy