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She was still fully clothed and she was seconds away froasm… And then he stopped She o," he said

"Where?"

"Much as I’ve enjoyed the ain I still have rug burns--" He broke off at her laugh and narrowed his eyes "You think that’s funny?"

Shebut couldn’t pull it off "You weren’t the only one who got rug burns," she reminded him

"Yes, but yours are on your back and hidden," he said "Mine are on ym"

She clamped a hand over her mouth "Oh,when I got those rug burns That and a bunch of ‘oh please’ and ‘yes, there, oh, Hud, there!’"

She couldn’t really object to the truth…

Hud poured Bailey into his truck and gave her a quick once-over She was definitely tipsier than he’d thought "You okay?"

She gave hiht That question was not allowed "Okay," he said, "how about--are you going ho her reaction closely Any hesitation, even a flicker, and he’d tuck her into his bed and walk away, no qualms

But she didn’t hesitate She blinked slowly and srinned "How ood One wasn’t drunk--

"Plus three," she said, and then looked confused "Or four"

Ah, hell That was most definitely drunk Which put her in the off-limits zone

She smiled at him "You’re pretty Anyone ever tell you that?"

He had to laugh "You’re corin "I know you probably think ‘pretty’ is an insult to your manhood, but I’ve seen your manhood and it doesn’t have any reason to be insulted"

He scrubbed a hand down his face She was a happy, silly, sexy adorable drunk And one hundred percent irresistible And da in his pocket He pulled it out and looked at the screen Aidan He hit ANSWER "Yeah?"

"Lily’s boht," Aidan said

"And you’re callinglucky, that is If Lily’s this far gone, so’s Bailey You can’t tap that tonight,sure you’re thinking with your big head and not your s else but Hud disconnected him He looked at Bailey

She blew hie of her tonight The question as he that asshole? He took her hand in his

She brought it up to her ood man," she said softly