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"What is she doing here?" Jolted out of , I found Jared braced in the doorway between the pool room and the stairs His arms were above his head, hands secured to both sides of the door fraet everything else Madoc, his disclosures… Shit! What the hell were he and I just talking about? I couldn’t remember

Even with my resentment towards Jared, I couldn’t look away from the way the muscles in his smooth chest stretched with his arathered below my belly and stea hi

His dark brown hair and eyes seeht eyebrows enhanced his forbidding presence Looking at him should be a sport Whoever pulled their eyes away fro only a pair of black pants featuring a wallet chain hanging from his pocket His skin was tanned and his hair was shamelessly mussed His two tattoos blazed, one on his upper arm and one on the side of his torso His blue and white checkered boxers peeked out of the top of his pants, which hung loose due to the unfastened belt looped around his waist

Unfastened I closed nitude of his deeds cah to hurt me day after day made my heart ache

He’s not gettingaway the unshed tears, e,in, looking co behind Lucius Malfoy Under the other arm, a sexy brunette--whose na like the cat that just ate the canary I recognized her vaguely froht red halter-top dress with scary, black heels Even with the six inches added to her height, she still fell below Jared’s chin She was pretty in a…well, in every way, I guess

Jared, on the other hand, ht’ve been about ready to eat a live baby with the scowl he wore Making no eye contact with me, headdressed

I stepped in before Madoc opened his mouth "‘She’ wanted a brief ith you"

I crossed her than I was Jared did the same, and while his lips were still, his eyes were auests," he ordered

He strolled into the room and took position on the other side of the pool table Madoc and Saht Madoc out of the corner ofSa to ht on by Madoc’s confession, I hated Jared more than ever It was hard to look at hi me with an annoyed stare

"Yes, I can tell" I peered around hiet back to servicing theht scowl The brunette finally took the hint, walked over to Jared whose eyes never left mine, and kissed hilare stayed on nore her After a few moments’ hesitation, she backed out of the roouys acted like jerks Girls like that let theh "I have to be up in about five hours for an appoint politely that you please turn down the music" Please don’t be an ass, please don’t be an ass

"No"

So much for the power of prayer

"Jared" I paused, already knowing that I wouldn’t win "I ca nicely" I was trying to keep ht" He kept his ar bored

"You’re being unreasonable If I wanted the music off, I could file a noise co to you out of respect" I looked around the empty room "Where is your mother, by the way? I haven’t seen her since I’ve been back"

"She’s not aroundher ass down here in theto ‘break it up’ I’ that you turn the music down," I clarified, as if I still had any chance that Jared would concede

"Go sleep over at KC’s on the weekends" He started circling the pool table and rolling balls into pockets

"It’s afterher this late!"

"You’re bothering me this late"

"You are such a dick" The whisper left my lips before I could stop it

"Careful, Tatuone for a while, so I’ll cut you a break and reo far with you"

"Oh, please Don’t act like it’s such a burden to tolerate my presence I’ve put up with more than a little from you over the years What could you possibly do to ain, crossed my arms over my chest and tried to look confident