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She wasn’t sure if he was really talking to her He wasn’t looking at her

"Don’t break his heart, Caitlyn," Kellen said unexpectedly "He likes to pretend he’s a player, but he’s very sensitive when it coood in people So when you shred his heart, be it tonight, tomorrow, or years from now, take it easy on him He doesn’t take rejection well"

Kellen turned to her then, and she couldn’t speak Could only stare into his dark eyes It was as if she were under so ue

"It’s a bit soon to be talking about love," she said

Kellen laughed softly "I kneould love Sara for the rest of my life the first time she smiled at me"

And what in the hell was she supposed to say to that?

Before she could think of a response, Owen slipped into the car beside Kellen Relief flooded her She wasn’t sure why Maybe it was because Oas all light and wonder, while Kellen was all dark and practicality Caitlyn needed Owen, because she was more like Kellen than she cared to admit As soon as the door closed behind Owen, he cliled until he slipped between Kellen and Caitlyn’s hips

"You could have asked ive Owen breathing roo on top of her," Owen said

"I wasn’t"

"Not that I blame you," he said "Are there any decent sandwich shops around here that are open this late?" he asked Caitlyn

"I wouldn’t know"

"Don’t you live close by?"

She shook her head "I’ a friend" She shtlife San Antonio has to offer"

"You knohat?" Owen said "Tony has a club in Houston I’ll take you sometime We can try out so as that sounds, I don’t think I’ll be visiting another of Tony’s clubs," she said "Not that I didn’t enjoy ht, I did, butnext" Or et over Charles She hated him, yes, but she still wasn’t over hiain Hot sex with Owen? Yeah, she’d been ready for that, had needed that She was ready for hot sex with Owen again, truth be told But if he was one of those guys who believed in love at first smile, like his excessively intense friend, then she should probably take her leave as soon as possible Before she shredded his heart or so

"I’ll see if I can find a place that’s open," Kellen said as he tugged a cellphone out of his pocket "What are you hungry for? Wait, I get one guess Pastrami on rye?"

Caitlyn chuckled "How did he know that?"

Kellen grinned as he tapped a search into his phone with one finger "Owen always craves pastrami after sex"

"Not always," Owen said