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Tyler had decided to go to the University of Texas in Austin, where his cousin Gage, o years older than us, was currently studying I’d heard a lot about Gage and his family from Ty over the years, since they were his only cousins, and I was genuinely happy he was going Gage was like a brother to hi an apart to do when Tyler left; the only thing I did knoas that I was getting away frorew up in I just had to one But Tyler, being Tyler, h , and just before he could haul ht of them I didn’t have ti them off, because before I kneere on the freeway and headed for Texas Wehere long enough to unpack his Jeep and shower separately, ere headed to soe and his friends

Gage’s family wasn’t from Austin; I didn’t knohere in Texas they lived, but apparently they had a ranch After hearing that, I’d had to bite the inside of e was like I understood ere in Texas now, but already Austin had blown my expectations of dirt roads and tureenery everywhere I just didn’t kno I’d handle living with a tight-Wranglered, big-belt-buckled, Stetson-wearing cowboy like I’d seen in rodeos andevery tiroup of people, I sucked in a deep breath in a futile atterabbed , Cassi And I’ll be right here next to you"

"I know I can do this" His Jeep stopped and I immediately took that back Nope No, I can’t do this I had to think quickly of where every bruise was, h I’d already gone through this at the apartment I just didn’t want anyone here to knohat kind of life I’d had

I jumped out of Tyler’s Jeep, took one more deep breath, and mentally pumped myself up New life I can do this I turned and rounded the front and hadn’t even made it to Tyler’s side when I saw hi or if I was stillmy way to Tyler and didn’t realize it; all I could focus on or see was the guy standing about ten feet from me He was tall, taller than Tyler’s six-foot frao shorts and a white button-up shirt, co a tan, toned chest and abs His arms were covered in muscles, but he didn’t look like so steroids The only way I can describe them is natural, and labor-ot-out-of-bed look, and h it I couldn’t see what color eyes he had frohtly open He had a bottle of water in his hand, and it was raised like he had been about to take a drink out of it before he sawto , andat hiuys--Tyler looked like an Abercro out loud But Mr New couldn’t even be described as sood My breath was beco as I took an unconscious step toward hiy blonde bounced over to his side and wrapped her ar jaw It felt like someone punched me in the stoirl was Shaking my head, I forced my eyes to look away What the hell, Cassidy? Cal?"

I blinked and looked over to Tyler, who had his hand outstretched to lanced back at Mr New and saw he still hadn’this ear off, and he didn’t even see her I felt a blush creep upat me, like he’d just seen the sun for the first time, and continued over to Tyler

Tyler pulled me to his side and whispered in my ear, "You okay?"

"Yeah, I’ to slow my heart down for a completely different reason now

He kissed my cheek and pulled away "Okay, well let e Tyler dropped my hand, only to put his on the sy blonde Oh no No no no no no

" ’Sup, ed his eyes froe’s eyes hen he saw Ty "Tyler, hey! I didn’t realize y’all were here yet"

Oh Good God That voice Even with that sravelly, and easily the sexiest thing I’d ever heard

"Yeah, we just got here Cassi, this is ht his hand out "It’s a pleasure, Cassi I’lad y’all are finally here"

My knees eak and a jolt of electricity went through lanced down at our hands quickly, he’d felt it too "It’s nice to ht green eyes, hidden behind thick black lashes and eyebrows He was the definition of h cheekbones, defined nose, and perfectly kissable lips, his looks screa the masculinity were his boyish deep diod was the only word out there that fit hih for the tall blonde, so she thrust her hand forward "I’irlfriend" Her eyes narrowed on the last word

I shouldn’t have, but I glanced at Gage again His broere pulled down in either confusion or annoyance when he looked at Brynn You have got to be kidding ht I didn’t care if it had been only two seconds since I first saw him, this couldn’t be a nor to have with each other, and he had a freaking girlfriend It hadn’t even felt like this with the cop who caht about him for ale’s hand, focusing on Brynn "It’s great to enuine I didn’t need an ene to be living with But hell, I’et her out of the picture