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He couldn’t wait to plow his fist into the bastard’s face

"Get your hand off her, Jack, or I’ll break it so you never draw another godda"

Macie looked up at him, horrified "Carter?"

"Stay out of this, Macie This is between Jack, and me"

"But--"

"Turn around, coward I won’t sucker punch you, like you sucker punched me

"Cause I wanna see teeth fly when I belt you in the irl"

Jack eased the stool around slowly

Carter braced himself and cocked his fist

But thehim wasn’t Jack Donohue It was his brother Colby’s friend, Trevor Glanzer

"Trevor? What the hell are you doin’ here?"

"Plannin’ on kickin’ your butt as soon as I finishwith you, Carter? It ain’t like you to pick fights"

Carter ignored the question and glanced at Macie "Where’s Jack?"

"How should I know? He’s your friend"

"Because last night…" Da? Could he really be that paranoid?

Yes, when it came to Macie all rationality vanished

Because he loved her

Wildly

Out-of-his-freakin’-aze from Macie, Carter said, "Trevor Step outside for aand slipped out the door

"Please fill in the fuzzy details"

Macie’s eyes narrowed "After you passed out, Jack passed on the real reason you’d asked hi any part of it"

"Really?"

"No I went Wahoo! and screwed his brains out while you were sacked out in the lawn chair"

The feeling of relief nearly buckled his knees "So you didn’t, Iabout multiple cowboys, Carter"

"You were?"

"That’s not so at this point inhazel eyes clouded "Hey Did you just call

"I airl, Carter McKay"

"Girl, woman, whatever, you’re mine and I was ready to kill my best friend for makin’ a move on you"

"He didn’t"

"Lucky for hiainst the cement wall

"Kiss me and make me all better, darlin’ Your sweet, hot kisses heal my damn foolish pride"

Macie whispered, "You are such a dumbass," and lifted her lips to his for the sweetest kiss on the planet

When Carter could feel his heart beating again, he picked Macie up and threw her over his shoulder He yelled, "Velma? Macie’s takin’ a sick day She’s feelin’ a rinned "That’s fine Just ht and early with bells on"

She sighed "Definitely better than dinner theater"

As Carter carted Macie outside, she said, "Trevor? Uht," Carter added and tossed her in his truck

Macie expected Carter to play grab-ass with her on the way to his place But he was strangely subdued He parked and looked at her

"Stay here until I coetcha, okay?"

She nodded After ten er She snuck inside the darkened trailer and heard hiht I told you--"