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She was just flustered enough that, before she could stop hieous, as always"

For a professional athlete, Brant was actually quite sweet And there was no question that he was good-looking, with his golden hair, blue eyes, and athletic build But she had never even been tes beyond dinner and sex It had a been a few h he’d called a couple of tiether She just hadn’t been all that interested

Quickly stepping out of his arenuine "Great game"

Out of the corner of her eye, she could see that Zach’s face looked like thunder Lori, Sophie and Jake atching the scene play out with solee on their faces

"If I’d known you were coreat seat" He finally noticed her dog "Hey, how’s it going, Antler?"

She thought she heard Zach growl just as his brother found the men around, but she could tell Zach’s presence made him feela rather possessive hand on the s Atlas"

She knew the special e’s name and his hand on her were both for Brant’s benefit, but even while soht of actually belonging to Zach, she couldn’t stand being the bone that twobetween them to see ould win

Stepping out of Zach’s reach, she shook Ryan’s hand "It’s so nice toto size up the situation between her and Brant and Zach Atlas had never much cared for Brant the couple of times he’d met him, but just as he’d been with Zach, he practically turned into a squir puppy when Ryan scratched his head Yes indeed, there was no doubt that Sullivan s

Somewhere in there Brant had , Heather Why don’t we celebrate the gaone After all, she was a sensual wouy wasn’t a terrible way to end a Friday night

But even though she didn’t have any other plans, and certainly wasn’t in a relationship with anyone else, the idea of casually seeing Brant didn’t seeood one anymore Actually, it seemed like a terrible idea

She opened her mouth to say no thank you, when Zach reached out and slid a lock of hair that had escaped her braid behind her ear

"You didn’tbreakfast for us"

At his gentle touch, she simultaneously wanted him more than she’d ever wanted anotherlike such a cave breakfast at his house

Purposefully turning her back on Zach, she told Brant, "It’s been a pretty big day already and it will be an even bigger one to, who looked like he’d run aup stray pieces of popcorn and playing with his best puppy friend all afternoon "I’ve got to get hooodbyes, when Brant surprised her by pulling her against hier one this time "I’ll call you soon"