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Epilogue

Eight months later on Fin-Dieskau

Roxanne twirled the bottle in her hand, tossed it in the air, and then poured its contents into three shot glasses. She passed them to the customers. Each one gave her a tip and one of them left his phone number. She took the tips, but tossed the phone number into the trashcan. She had a rule to never date her customers. Her boss didn’t require that of her. It was her own rule.

She liked her new job as bartender of the recently opened nightclub. It had better clientele than the last club had. When she was offered the position of manager with a huge pay increase, she was more than thrilled. It was the perfect opportunity to get her and her son into a better situation in life. Tonight, she was bartending to help cover for one of the sick employees.

She glanced over to the dance floor and watched as her boss Lexi dragged her fiancé out onto the dance floor. It was clear that Vic wasn’t comfortable dancing, but he did it for Lexi because he loved her. She sighed, wondering what it would be like to be loved by someone like that.

“What’s got that sad look on your face?”

Roxanne glanced up at the large man leaning on the bar. He was one of the bounty hunters who worked for Vic. Abe Connor. After she was introduced to him, he had begun to flirt outrageously with her no matter how many times she turned him down. It was either a joke for him or he just didn’t understand that she wasn’t interested. Actually, she was a little interested but she could never do anything about it. She ignored his question and asked one of her own.

“What can I get you?”

“I’d like a dance. A really slow dance with you.”

She frowned at him. “I’m working.”

“How about when you get off? You could come by my apartment and have dinner, then dancing, and then we could spend some time in my bedroom.”

“I have a son to get home to.”

He leaned closer. “I know, but she’s having a sleepover with your nanny.”

She blinked in surprise. How did he know that?

“I... don’t date customers.”

“I’m not really a customer. I’m a friend of the owners.”

She was having a hard time coming up with excuses. He continuously asked her out and she would always have an excuse, but those excuses were wearing thin.

“I... don’t date.”

“Do you like women instead of men? I could go for a night or two watching, but then I want in on the action after that.”

She would have reached over to smack him but he had moved far enough away, possibly predicting that she would do just that. “Go away.”

“I’ll go for now, but I’m not giving up, Roxanne.” He winked before turning and walking away. Every woman he passed turned to watch him. He had the best ass she had ever seen.

What the hell was she going do about this guy? She couldn’t let him get too close. She had secrets that needed to remain secret. She hated the thought of uprooting her son again but if she couldn’t get Abe to back down, it would be her next move. She couldn’t let her past catch up to her — not if she wanted to keep her son safe.

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