Maverick is facedown on the table after doing his row of birthday shots. Pansy. Corbin is surprisingly sober, considering the occasion. And he’s relaxing in the booth next to me while the madness rages on. “Kode Sterling, you drunk enough to play nice yet?” a girl I think I know asks, but I wave her off. “Not with you.” She says something that sounds reasonably insulting, and I shrug while Corbin laughs. “Not chasing ass tonight?” I ask him. “Not tonight. I spent the day helping Ruby set up her new shop.” My eyebrows shoot up in surprise. “Ruby was in town?” “Yeah. She’s going to be moving here soon. Her new shop is opening soon to the public. So I spent the day helping her look for a place to live. I also set up the finishing touches on her shop, and now I’m completely exhausted.”
