I took a step back, knowing it was either going to stop now or things would get worse.“You’re going to get out there and clean all that crap up.�...I had tried to avoid any direct conflict with Randy, but I knew I had poked the bear, but not in any major way. I also knew that since a confrontation was an inevitability, might as well get it out of the way.“If you poke me again, we are going to have a serious issue.”“Oh, you’re a big tough guy now. You get a tattoo and think that makes you a big. Meeting the two girls, Chad thought they were screwed—but Rex thought that their ship had come in. ‘Hello Ladies. I’m Rex and this is Chad.’ ‘Nice to meet you. I’m Shelby and this is my friend Paige. Looks like the weather got the better of you two.’ ‘Yes, what gave it away—the soaking wet sleeping bags and knapsacks and clothes or the undoubted red marks on our faces from the hail hits in the face as we boogied back down the trail…’ Chad remarked in a sarcastic chuckle. ‘We didn’t realize. “That ,” she emphasized nodding slightly in the direction the girl had gone. “That ‘hey’, and that smile.” “What? I was just being nice.” “You were checking her out,” he said, grinning. He took a bite of the chicken, but didn’t take his eyes off me. “I was not!” “You were. You’re getting all defensive because you got caught.” He couldn’t even conceal his amusement now. “Whatever.” We ate in silence for a while. Eventually he looked up at me, all smiles. “Why don’t you go talk to her?” “What?”. The voice was that of a male's, he was sat at the bar, confidence and dominance practically radiating from him as he flashed me a smile and sent a wink my way. I nodded, blushing and served the man his drink without any questions, expecting him to take his drink and walk away without even a “thank you.” I appeared to be wrong; the man remained where he was, watching me with a small grin on his face. He was attractive... oh God, he was attractive. His eyes were dark and secretive, his hair.