Free Scarred Hearts (Blackrock) by Elizabeth Kelly Page B

is up, I have a good buzz going and I am actually enjoying myself. "That's my seat" I hear a deep voice say. I turn around and see TDH singer standing beside me staring at Paige, she looks like a deer in headlights and is getting up off the stool. I put my hand on her shoulder to stop her, "Was your seat?" I say to him. "Are you that much of an ass that you would make a lady stand so you can sit?" I ask with a raised eyebrow.
    He tries to hide a smirk by rubbing his hand across his mouth and looking at the floor. I can feel his body heat pushing against me, he looks up at me "I wasn't talking to you Darlin" he says. I see the brunette who was dancing in front of him earlier stroll over, "Hey sexy, there is a seat at my table for you" she says while rubbing her hand across his chest. I roll my eyes and turn to Paige she is texting on her phone not paying much attention. "No thank you" I hear from behind me and smile to myself.
    I see Max make his way over towards us with a bottle of beer and a whisky chaser, he puts them on the bar "Hey bro" he says and fist bumps his equally hot twin. The twin nods and says thanks. Max looks at me and says "Bailey have you met my brother Knox" I swing my body around and nearly fall over; Knox grabs me by the elbow to steady me. He takes a swig of his beer and nods at me "Blondie". The feel of his hand on my arm sends an electric current straight to the pit of my belly, causing the area between my legs to wake up and pay attention.
    Oh Fuck this guy is killing me, "Hey" I manage, he shakes his head and gives a snort. Paige finally looks up from her phone and her eyes light up when she sees Max and Knox standing there. "What do we have here Bailey? Two hot sexy guys fighting over the birthday girl" she giggles, "No Paige" I answer. "Huh, Blondie talks" I hear over my shoulder, I see Max laugh and slap his brother on the shoulder. "We never fight over a woman" says Max and goes back to work.
    Ok then, I turn my Back to Knox and see Paige texting again, I slap my hand over her phone and look at her. "Oh sorry Bailey, Duke wants to know where I am," she says to me. I look at her with raised eyebrows "So, he is not your dad, tell him we are having fun". She pulls her phone out from under my hand and sends a text back; the mood between us has changed. I decide to stop drinking I don't feel like it anymore. I frown at her and step up onto the foot rail along the floor at the bottom of the bar, I lean over the bar trying to Max's attention but he is too busy flirting with some chick, I try to reach over further so now my hips are resting on the bar with my ass in the air. I look up and see in the mirror behind the bottles, that Knox is checking out my ass. I decide to give him a dose of his own medicine I hop down off the bar and turn to him "See something you like?" I ask with raised eyebrows. Knox chokes on his beer, I turn away and smile to myself.
    Max finally drags himself away from the chick at the other end of the bar and comes over to us, I ask for some water and Paige decides she wants to do more tequila shots, "No way, you are on your own there" I say to her. She downs the four shots one after another, we didn't notice Knox return to the stage until the music picks up again, Paige has got her groove back and pulls me onto the dance floor, we rock out to the band for another hour before they say goodnight.
    When we arrive back at the bar I check my watch, it is already one in the morning. Paige stumbles as she tries to sit on the stool, I help her up and she sighs "You know Bailey I have not had this much fun for a while" she says to me "Me neither". The band starts to pack up their equipment and the house music comes on.
    I can finally sit down, the guy beside Paige had left so I snag his stool, Paige is back on her phone so I pick up my water and drink it. Max comes over to our end of the bar collecting the dirty glasses, "So what are you guys doing tonight?" he asks us "This is it" I answer