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“You’re late,” he groused

“Yeah, sorry,” Spencer said, rubbing his hand tiredly over the nape of his neck “A couple of tourists ca sale; I couldn’t just close up shop” Spencer owned a successful sporting goods store in the center of town

“So why’d you want toto the chase as he took a thirsty pull froent”

“It isI need a favor, Mase” His brother looked so daht, alarmed

“Anything,” he promised, somewhat rashly

“They’re having Lia McGregor’s hen party here tonight,” Spencer pointed out unnecessarily, and Mason spared an i woaze back to his brother

“Get to the point, will you?” he proed

“That kind of is the point,” he muttered, his voice so low Mason barely heard it above the chatter of the crowd and the overloud laughter of the women in the corner

“I want to spend soht You know I’ve always liked her, and if she’d given me the time of day back when, I would probably never have hooked up with Tanya I was too damned stupid to really try in the past, but I won’t let the opportunity slide by again The McGregor sisters hardly ever hang out in the same places we do This could be my last chance”

“Yeah, they don’t hang out where we do because they think they’re too bloody good to spend time with the likes of us,” Mason scoffed “Spence, we’re hardly their type They go for the preppy guys with the right backgrounds A guy like you wouldn’t stand a chance”

The Carlisle brothers had been the rebels at school, the trouble since outgrown that reputation and, despite their tough upbringing, had by scholarship in hand, had graduated debt free After a relatively successful aone on to obtain his MBA and had returned ho on his reputation by opening his sports store