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"And he went ballistic! You should have heard hiot insanely defensive He didn’t deny it, but he refused to talk about it either It was so fking infuriating!" She huffed out another breath "He felt no reize or admit it was insensitive to take so with you"

The breath he’d been holding slipped out in a ragged burst "And?"

"And…well, I s I shouldn’t have"

Dylan didn’t knohether to laugh or curse "Oh, honey, what’d you do?"

"I yelled for a bit Called hilad I didn’twith you, and I was like, hell yeah, I am, and I told him he was half the man that you are and…um…" Her voice was barely audible now "Well, I may or may not have said that you were aup on hi out of his mouth "Fuck, Claire, I really do love that fiery redhead temper of yours"

"Are you oaded him like that, but I understand why you lost your cool, all things considered"

"Still I’m sorry, Dylan I shouldn’t have said what I did But…but he bailed on ain! He didn’t even have the decency to talk to uess I just flipped out" Claire swore softly "Whatever It’s over I’ain" She paused "How did it go with youryet, so I’ll tell you about it later When should I swing by your parents’ place?" He knew Claire’s folks lived in Fairfax, a small toest of here and only a ten-minute drive

"I’m about to call a cab now, and I know my mom wants me to stick around for lunch, so maybe in a couple of hours? I’ll call you when I have a better idea"

"Cool And try not to let this latest bullshit with Chris upset you, okay?" His voice lowered seductively "I’ll totally kiss it andyou to that, sailor"

No sooner had he hung up than the back of his neck tingled Dylan spun around and found his s

"So" Shanna’s lips puckered in a secrets"

Fuck Busted He didn’t bother asking howline he’d tossed to Claire pretty much said it all

"Mom--"

"You’re involved with Claire?" To his surprise, she sounded