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"She’s … on a date," Gray said
Aidan blinked "What?"
"Yeah, she’s wearing that blue dress she saves for weddings and everything I tried to talk her out of it and she …"
"She what?"
"Laughed atbutt-hurt "Gave eneration has lost all sense of romance She said she was like a fine wine and deserved to be uncorked and aired out"
Aidan stared at hi too So you’re up And don’t even try reasoning with her She’s co dancing"
"Dancing?" Aidan repeated "She’s supposed to be taking it easy She can’t go dancing"
"Thank you," Gray said "Penny thinks I’ overprotective"
The phone was suddenly wrestled away froood look at Aidan and smiled
Aidan cursed, tossed the phone aside, and ditched the towel for a pair of jeans
"Gih he was still glaring at Penny, as laughing
"Does he have clothes on yet?" she asked
"Yes," Aidan said, buttoning his jeans and grabbing a T-shirt Jesus
"Too bad," Penny said, and got serious "Now listen toout to The Slippery Slope tonight with Marcus Dolby She’s a groo care of herself"
"Wait a minute," Aidan said "Marcus?" He couldn’t think of anyone less likely to go dancing than the resort’s equiper
"Yep," Penny said "He asked her out She thinks he’s cute She said that since she hasn’t gotten any action in a few decades, she wants to get back into the game before her womanly parts wither up and die from misuse"
Both Aidan and Gray winced
"Your turn," Gray whispered covertly to Aidan
"Fine," he said "I’ll handle it"
"Good," Gray said, and disconnected
Shit Aidan jarabbed his keys, and headed out into the rain to drive to The Slippery Slope
He checked the bar first and damn Yep, there was his hing at so Marcus had just said to her
Aidan snarled and headed over, stopping short when Jonathan stood from a barstool and offered a hand "Hey, man, heard that last fire was a bitch Join us? Drinks on me"
Aidan turned to Jonathan’s co there in a little black dress, looking like ahi
And of course his mom took that exact moment to lift her head, and with the uncanny instinct that could only coht on her son