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"They hated you, too," he said and kissed her passionately She clung to hi like his son did, Myrna was certain Claire had completely lost her senses Myrna’s face flahts These were Brian’s parents His parents

Mind out of the gutter, Myrna

When Claire and Malcole to look up at an older, not quite as gorgeous, version of her boyfriend "So what have you learned about Brian’s groupies?"

"They’re al e persona," she said

"But you’re madly in love with the real person," Malcolm said Myrna felt the blood drain from her face "That’s why I married Claire She knew the real rinned up at him mischievously "What makes you so sure?"

"Excuse me," Myrna said "I need to… erm… use the restroo how it must look until she’d already entered and found herself in the company of not only naked-Brian, but also naked-Sed and naked-Trey She caught a glimpse of three very nice, very white asses before she diverted her gaze and scanned the room for a bathroom stalUrinal? No can do

"Don’ta stal in the corner She let herself in and locked the door behind her She stood there trying to col ect her scattered wits What exactly had Brian told his parents about her? Madly in love? She’d never been madly in love with anyone

"You okay in there?" Brian asked from the other side of the stal door

"Did you tel your father I was madly in love with you?"

"Uh… No, of course not"

"Don’t lie to me, Brian Sinclair" She opened the stal door He stood there in his toater clinging to his skin, looking as irresistible as ever Madly in lust Yeah, she’d adhed It sounded false even to her own ears "Of course I’li"

"So, who said what?"

She could tel his patience earing thin "Your father said I was madly in love with you" She rol ed her eyes

"Maybe he was just cal ing it like he saw it" He put his hands on his hips, a chal enge in his eyes

"What did you tel theoing out of hi to tel " He turned and walked toward the dressing area

She lifted a hand toward his retreating back Trey approached, one towel around his waist, another in his hands as he dried his hair He dropped the second towel around his shoulders Trey usual y had this devil-may-care expression on his face, so Myrna didn’t quite knohat do when confronted by this serious version of party boy

"I try to stay out of this because it’s none of s, Myrna Brian won’t say anything"

"About what?"