Gale replied, "I didn't have anything romantic to do with him, and we didn't talk about work. It was just meeting a friend."

"Friend?"

"Yes."

Shawn gritted his teeth. "Okay, stop being friends!"

She was shocked. "Shawn you..."

He had already stepped in front of Sam, grabbed his collar, raised his fist, and slammed it down.

Heavy and harsh.

Sam's nose started to bleed.

Sam staggered backward before finally finding his footing, barely standing still.

"How dare you hit me?" Sam wiped the b