Chapter 166

Shelby

"Thanks for coming with me," I yell at Karsyn over the sound of the live band playing at the only bar in town. She was the first person I thought of when I saw the ad on my social media. Lucky for me, Tucker is working tonight, so she's my wing woman.

She takes a drink of her beer, a grin breaking out across her face. "No problem. I haven't been out in a while, seemed fun. I hate sitting at home, waiting for Tucker to come home. My imagination runs wild at all the things that could wrong. Just wait until you and Sullivan get further into it. You'll know the fear too."

I almost tell her I already feel the fear. Sometimes I wait to see him pull into the parking lot at the end of a shift, just so I can make sure he's okay.

We're standing next to the pool tables when we hear someone speak. "Ladies, would you like to play?"

"Not me." Karsyn shakes her head. "I'm not very good."

"What about you, blondie?"

My eyes move over the body of the man speaking to us. He looks h