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"I’ of art, what song is that on your ar to the tattoo on ," I wave hier I’d rather not discuss the song, or what it means to me

Not yet

"Okay, c’mere, sweetheart, I’ll show you how to throw the ball"

"Oh, you don’t have to…" Jules starts but I shakeher She smiles sweetly at her brother "You don’t have to wait Go ahead and show her"

"Are you the man for the job?" I ask him sarcastically

"I knoay around balls, babe," he winks at "

"Oh dear God, please don’t talk about your balls all night I’ll be sick" Jules scowls at him and Will smirks

Will chooses a ball and backs up onto the lane, crooking his finger at oodness you’re here to showlaughter from our friends

"Coe body behind me, wraps his arms around mine and places the ball in ainst hirowls low in his throat and swears under his breath before he begins his instructions "You have to be gentle with the ball Respect the ball Visualize in your head where you want the ball to land"

I giggle-snort and feel him scowl

"Pay attention"

I clear ive it a try?" he asks

"Sure"

"Okay, good luck"

He pats my ass anddown into hysterics Taking my usual stance, I line the ball up with the arrow that will drive it home, take one, two, three steps and then roll the ball down the lane It quickly ht for the head pin and crash! Strike!

"Yes!" I clapstupefied

"You playedand wraphiood bowler We used to go all the tily

"Why didn’t you say?" he asks

"And spoil the fun of you showing me how to handle the balls? Never"

Will’s eyes narrow and he glares down at me and I can’t help the wide s someone so much? No, I don’t believe I have

He leans in and whispers into pay for that later"

"I can’t wait" I respond and sashay past hiirls

Caleb is up next and crashes all the pins into a strike Jeez, he’s so muscular and, well, a little scary He’s Will’s Navy SEAL brother, and he’s just as big as his brothers; tall, broad, muscular

I’m surrounded by a whole lot of hotness If I wasn’t me, I’d be jealous of hing at?" Luke asks me He has kind eyes I never noticed that before Luke Williams is super-hot, and very sweet And co, just wondering how I got here"

He sly