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wondered if they were who Jeff had come on the cruise with.
Jeff glanced up as we drew closer, his eyes narrowed, and he staggered to a stop. His grip closed in on his bottle.
“Jesus Christ, Amanda! Do you know what time it is? And you’re out with this bastard again?” His eyes narrowed as he looked between us. “Don’t tell me you really are fucking him? Good God, Amanda, he’s gonna use you up, then move on to the next spread-legs whore in the morning! Don’t you get it?”
Evan took a step in front of me, shielding me with his body, his voice low and steady. “I’m taking her back to the ship, Jeff. You just head on wherever it is you’re going.”
Jeff took a step in front of his two friends, his face darkening. “You don’t fucking tell me what to do, you asshole. Amanda is mine.” His neck went taut. “I’m going to make sure she doesn’t forget it again.”
Evan’s fingers flexed. His voice steeled. “You’re not going to lay a hand on Amanda.”
Jeff snapped his wrist to the side, and the bottle in his hand exploded against the stone wall with a sharp burst of liquid and glass. He settled the neck firmly into his right hand, his eyes gleaming with fury.
“You just try to stop me, you Mick. We should never have let you come out of those ditches and slums. Think you’re good enough for decent women now.” He gave a barking laugh. “We’ll see what she thinks of you when you’re groveling on the ground, mewling like a kicked puppy.”
Evan took another step forward, creating space between me and him. “Jeff, you want to stop before someone gets hurt.”
Jeff waved the bottle before him with a bright laugh. “I’ll have you know, I’ll be a black belt in Shotokan karate in a year or two. So when you’re picking your teeth up off the ground, you’ll know what excuse to give all your friends.”
He crept toward Evan, crouching, his eyes glowing.
Then he lunged.
Evan spun to the side, grabbed Jeff’s wrist, and gave it a sharp twist. Jeff screamed in agony, dropping to one knee.
His voice was high with fury. “He broke my fucking wrist! Get him!”
The other two men charged in hard. Evan grabbed the arm of the one on the right, spun with his momentum, and slammed him head-first into the stone wall of the building. He then continued turning, bringing his outside foot around in a roundhouse kick, driving it hard into the other man’s groin.
Both men groaned, collapsing to the ground.
Evan balanced on the balls of his feet, alert, watching all three.
For a long moment the only sound was the groaning wheeze of the man whose nuts were newly relocated.
Then Jeff gave himself a shake, drawing himself to standing. He cradled his hand against his body, glaring at Evan with fury. “You fucking Paddy. I’ll make you pay – and then Amanda will wish she never slummed with you. She’ll see what happens when a woman cheats on her man.”
I found my voice and stepped up beside Evan. “ You broke up with me ,” I reminded Jeff, my throat tight. “By text! And you cleared out your stuff!”
“That was just temporary,” he snapped back. “Now the company has laid me off. Said I didn’t fit well with their group. Fucking assholes. So I’m back in Boston, rooming with these two guys.”
“I really don’t care! You’re out of my life. You need to stay there!”
He spit on the ground. “This musician of yours probably makes pennies a day,” he continued. “You need a guy who can treat you right. Me and my friends, we’re in investment banking now. We’ve already got a number of these rich old farts on the cruise interested in signing up with us. Just like Mikey promised.” He nudged his head at the man leaning against the wall.
I gave a snort. Jeff had barely passed his classes, and I was surprised he’d graduated. I wouldn’t let the man anywhere near my bank accounts.
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Jeff glanced up as we drew closer, his eyes narrowed, and he staggered to a stop. His grip closed in on his bottle.
“Jesus Christ, Amanda! Do you know what time it is? And you’re out with this bastard again?” His eyes narrowed as he looked between us. “Don’t tell me you really are fucking him? Good God, Amanda, he’s gonna use you up, then move on to the next spread-legs whore in the morning! Don’t you get it?”
Evan took a step in front of me, shielding me with his body, his voice low and steady. “I’m taking her back to the ship, Jeff. You just head on wherever it is you’re going.”
Jeff took a step in front of his two friends, his face darkening. “You don’t fucking tell me what to do, you asshole. Amanda is mine.” His neck went taut. “I’m going to make sure she doesn’t forget it again.”
Evan’s fingers flexed. His voice steeled. “You’re not going to lay a hand on Amanda.”
Jeff snapped his wrist to the side, and the bottle in his hand exploded against the stone wall with a sharp burst of liquid and glass. He settled the neck firmly into his right hand, his eyes gleaming with fury.
“You just try to stop me, you Mick. We should never have let you come out of those ditches and slums. Think you’re good enough for decent women now.” He gave a barking laugh. “We’ll see what she thinks of you when you’re groveling on the ground, mewling like a kicked puppy.”
Evan took another step forward, creating space between me and him. “Jeff, you want to stop before someone gets hurt.”
Jeff waved the bottle before him with a bright laugh. “I’ll have you know, I’ll be a black belt in Shotokan karate in a year or two. So when you’re picking your teeth up off the ground, you’ll know what excuse to give all your friends.”
He crept toward Evan, crouching, his eyes glowing.
Then he lunged.
Evan spun to the side, grabbed Jeff’s wrist, and gave it a sharp twist. Jeff screamed in agony, dropping to one knee.
His voice was high with fury. “He broke my fucking wrist! Get him!”
The other two men charged in hard. Evan grabbed the arm of the one on the right, spun with his momentum, and slammed him head-first into the stone wall of the building. He then continued turning, bringing his outside foot around in a roundhouse kick, driving it hard into the other man’s groin.
Both men groaned, collapsing to the ground.
Evan balanced on the balls of his feet, alert, watching all three.
For a long moment the only sound was the groaning wheeze of the man whose nuts were newly relocated.
Then Jeff gave himself a shake, drawing himself to standing. He cradled his hand against his body, glaring at Evan with fury. “You fucking Paddy. I’ll make you pay – and then Amanda will wish she never slummed with you. She’ll see what happens when a woman cheats on her man.”
I found my voice and stepped up beside Evan. “ You broke up with me ,” I reminded Jeff, my throat tight. “By text! And you cleared out your stuff!”
“That was just temporary,” he snapped back. “Now the company has laid me off. Said I didn’t fit well with their group. Fucking assholes. So I’m back in Boston, rooming with these two guys.”
“I really don’t care! You’re out of my life. You need to stay there!”
He spit on the ground. “This musician of yours probably makes pennies a day,” he continued. “You need a guy who can treat you right. Me and my friends, we’re in investment banking now. We’ve already got a number of these rich old farts on the cruise interested in signing up with us. Just like Mikey promised.” He nudged his head at the man leaning against the wall.
I gave a snort. Jeff had barely passed his classes, and I was surprised he’d graduated. I wouldn’t let the man anywhere near my bank accounts.
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