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The End of Games Tara Brown 26200K 2023-09-01

They attacked again I backed away as he was assaulted by all four of them Their dad caetting yourself into?"

I shook my head, "No That’s a firm no, sir"

TheirI couldn’t be sure, but I would swear Louise inning the fight when it ended

I looked up the stairs but Suzanne interrupted e, Rachel"

I felt the heat in my face Rachel winked at me, "Nicely done A little De I had never heard come out ofinto his mouth, "Rachel, you’re just jealous I found her first"

Rachel laughed, "I switched tea someone of the male persuasion, thank you very ave her a blank stare, "What happened to Katrina? She was hot"

I cocked an eyebrow at hirin, "She was What is hotter than a hot lesbian?"

Rachel s" She held her knuckles out for ht me that one I pounded theo" He turned to Rachel, giving her the very saht be just your type then What kind of a nauy Lance you dated in college"

Rachel laughed but Brant looked uncohed All of us but Suzanne, who gave us smile until it looked like her cheeks had frozen up

I yawned after a while and Coop steered ht everyone!"

By everyone, he meant everyone The entire fae and I understood why I kissed the kids goodnight and went back into the roo with Coop He was on the bed in his boxers and t-shirt I suddenly got how he felt My feelings for him would compromise my ability to do my job More so than Servario I adored Coop in a way that was dangerous He was suddenly so that could be taken away He was safe and coine hihts away and sat on the bed next to hi room with his sisters, "What do you hed, "I don’t watch movies with Whitney Houston in them"

I pushed his face away fro fillets still stink and she is dead Do not speak ill of the dead"

"I’ chick flicks"

I pushed his face harder, "Dude, your breath stinks"

He laughed, "You sound like Luce Evie, I flossed and brushed What roaned and pretended to roll over on top of me I tickled him in the ribs, on the off chance he was ticklish I never expected what I got He started flopping about the bed and le back

"St-st-stop, Evie!" He was getting angry I dug ers, stop They’re skinny They’re taking the ht off the bones Please I’ll breathe the other way!"

I stopped and heHe laid on his back, "I hate being tickled"

I nodded, "Me too" I tapped ainst the bed, "But for real, you could have said I was a protection detail like The Bodyguard We didn’t have to be dating"

He cocked an eyebrow at led it at hi, "You are hed, "My dad is a suard, and he would have given uard?"

He shook his head, "Nope"

"Then ould he care?"

He turned his head a little bit, "He would have seen how I feel about you He would have kno dangerous it was to work for you It’s why I never told hiirlfriend"

My insides were frozen "But you always say we could never do anything but screw around"

He nodded, "My words are always trying to keep you at arth, but I think you can tell by my actions how I feel"

I nodded I didn’t say that those hurtful words were alwaysme hate him I just left it at that; I could tell how he felt, if I was being honest

He closed his eyes and I lay there watching him He was too perfect Thank God for thatlike herring It truly was the only thing saving hihteen

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Rachel winked at me, "He cheats"

I nodded, "I know It’s all about the ith hi Hate the game, ladies, not me"

Brant and his wife si Coop laid down a straight, jack high He winked at "