Chapter 7
Snow getting up and leaving the table made Todd’s skin crawl. He repeated his mantra of Nick can take care of himself. Some days that worked better than others. Todd needed to lose this game. It was the only way he’d have an excuse to leave the table. However, patience was of the utmost importance. If he simply rushed out, he’d certainly earn himself a lot of unwanted attention, possibly endangering both Nick and himself.
Keeping his expression and body language neutral was currently his most difficult task. Todd played his hand and waved off the waitress who came by offering more drinks. “I’ll get something myself in a bit. Thank you.”
“How polite of you,” Benning said. He smirked and raised his bet.
“My daddy always taught me to be nice to the help.” Todd didn’t look up fro
