Jesse grabbed his shot glass and kicked it back as Allen did the same. The heat of the liquor numbed his throat, but it did little to quench his thirst for Cori. Nothing would satisfy him except the real deal.
He glanced over the crowd of people in the club, spotting her across the room in a huddle with Jamie, Cassie, Ally, and Nora. Theo and Jonah hadn’t returned from talking with Josh, which meant they weren’t around to occupy their wives’ attention.
At least Cori was having fun.
“Want another round?”
He nodded at Allen before his friend held up two fingers toward the bartender. Giving them a thumbs-up, the man went to the center of the bar, where row upon row of liquor bottles sat on shelves. He grabbed one of the odd-shaped ones and poured its contents into the glasses.
Allen obse
