Chapter 45
Jayce
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I DIDN’T HEAR from Ava. Not even about the flowers. I tried to pretend that it didn’t bother me, but it did.
I hooked up with Tarot that night, meeting him at Wild River Saloon to discuss what had happened. He was already on his second beer when I showed up.
“I ordered you one already,” he said, when I sat down next to him at the bar. “Dos Equis. Your favorite.”
“Thanks.” I took a swig, and it went down damn good. Too good. The truth was, I felt like getting wasted, but knew it would lead to some drunken calls or texts, and my pride was insisting that I calm the f**k down. Ava wasn’t worth it.
“Have you talked to her?” he asked me.
I looked up at the television where the Twins were playing baseball. “I told you I was done with her.”
He ignored th
