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"Ohhed Peeking out through one eye, I could tell Amanda and Theresa were in similar states, both drenched Noah and Brian stood by with the eirls shared a look, and as one, we launched for the guys

Theresa leapt for Noah’s beer, but he lifted it up and out of her reach Instead of jue and pulled out a charabbed, and he began backing away It didn’tthe bottle up and down

"Theresa"

"You asked for it!" she yelled "I’, too, and I stepped back to watch both couples Seeing what Theresa had done, Arabbed the ru" She set it back down and grabbed the juice container Instead of shaking it like Theresa had, she climbed up the counter and tipped it over Brian just stood there, letting her do it He shook his head and fought back a grin

When he saatching, he lifted his hands in a shrug "What do you do? I asked for it" Then he twisted around, snaked an arm around her waist, and plucked her off the counter

Amanda shrieked, but it wasn’t from terror She was excited No, I correctedher around in a circle, I saw that she was genuinely happy

Good

That warut It was fir I’d done orth it Leaving the sure Aed her mind? That was more than worth it She wasn’t Mallory She had a future She needed to live it asin my pocket I had lanced overhands and watching e was in it, but he nodded and started tickling Ao

I got to the front door, where I was able to read e

There are men downstairs for you

I frowned It wasn’t a nunized Carter?

A second passed

Another

Thenhere

I stared at it for a moment That was odd Why didn’t he--

"Is that Carter?"

Brian stood behind me, his head tilted to the side, hands in his pockets When I kept staring at hi my phone "I just know there’s not much that would pull you away from Amanda and Theresa"

I narrowed my eyes What did he ain Wow" He scratched behind his ear "I can interrogate a serial killer, but you, you scare the crap out of me"

I did?