(Mira)
The dinner shift was winding down when Ridge walked back in.
I'd finished my break between lunch and dinner and had been working since five. The bar was busy. Saturday night always was. But I'd gotten into a rhythm now. Take orders, serve drinks, clear tables, repeat.
I saw him the second he came through the door. Hard not to. He had that presence that made people notice.
He walked to his usual spot at the bar and sat down. Axel and Jace were with him. They took a table near the back.
I finished serving a table and went over to Ridge. "Back already?"
"Yeah."
"You want your usual?"
"Just a beer. Not eating."
I grabbed a bottle and set it in front of him. He took a drink and I went back to work.
But I could feel him watching me. More than usual. Like something had changed si
