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"Maybe," Beau says "Depends on what he did"

"I didn’t do anything," I reply, h the door, surveys the room, then walks toward me when he sees ry His face is calm, his walk loose and relaxed

"Doesn’t lookmy mind

"Hey, Adam," I say and shake his hand "You remember my brothers"

"I do Hi, everyone" He nods at thelances at the others and then at me

"We can talk in front of the to hide"

"Fair enough" He sits on a stool to ht and shakes his head at the bartender when asked if he wants anything to drink "I’d like to talk about Callie"

"Told you," Beau says, earning a look froainst the bar, facing hione, and I’ives a fuck about her You and I have been friends for a long time, and I like you, but I love her" He stops and frowns, looking down at his hands, and I suddenly respect my friend more than I ever have "You have a history, Declan"

"He’s a ," I say ht," Adam says with a chuckle "You are So am I, so I knohen I see it"

"And you want to make sure that Callie isn’t just another notch in

"She’s better than that," Adam says simply "She’s better than any of us"

"Damn," Ben whispers "I like him"

"Honestly," Eli says as he sets his cue down and walks toward us, "I’ve been wondering what’s going on there too"

"I think we all have," Rhys says "I know I haven’t been in the picture for long, but even I know that you’re not a one-wouy, Dec"

I frown, suddenly ashamed of myself for the first time in my life where women are concerned In the past, I alwaysto be long terether, and went our separate ways, no harm, no foul

But it never occurred to s, and that leaves a bad taste in uys I respect usty breath "The truth?"

"No, lie to us, moron," Beau says and rolls his eyes