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"You were i it" He waved the DVDs "So which Rao into the bathroom and slit my wrists"

As usual, her sarcashter They’d spent an entire week together, and each ti re hiod, especially when they found out he was in the Navy, but Annabelle remained completely indifferent to what he did She didn’t take any crap, from him, or anyone, he suspected, and he loved that His friends loved her too, even Shelby, who’d given birth to an eight-pound girl bound to be the apple of her daddy’s eye Annabelle and Ryan had gone in to see the baby, and when they were leaving, Shelby, looking sleepy and relaxed, had pulled hiht Ryan had never felt this way about anyone, exceptvery hard to banish those inappropriate thoughts He and Jane would never be together He knew that But his heart sih He loved being with her, and Jane was never on his mind when Annabelle was around

He ss out She looked so cute sprawled there on the couch, wearing a pair of tiny black shorts and a yellow halter top Her long brown hair was tied up in a high ponytail, which irlish about her body All curves, all sex appeal

His ck stirred in his loose shorts, and just as he was about to toss the est they have hot sex instead, the door to the apart open and Matt walked in

"Thank the Lord that’s over," Matt said with a groan He dropped the blue duffel bag he was holding and it landed on the floor with a thud "I swear, I love le--oh, hello there," Matt drawled, noticing Annabelle on the couch

She sat up aardly "Um Hi"

Ryan wasn’t surprised to see her eyes widen at the sight of his roommate O’Connor usually evoked that wide-eyed response froh and lethal Most chicks totally dug it, and it looked like Annabelle wasn’t the exception Ryan noticed her checking Matt out, her brown eyesup and down Matt’s tall, h He’d never been the jealous type, and he and Matt had indulged in enough threeso the attention

"Annabelle, Matt, Matt, Annabelle," Ryan introduced

Matt flashed Annabelle a grin "It’s nice to meet you, darlin’"

Ryan rolled his eyes "Oh no, he darlin’ed you That means he likes you"

"Where are you from?" Annabelle asked curiously "The South, I assume"

"Nashville," Matt confir out with you guys for a while? I need to be around people hed "I take it Nana O’Connor drove you nuts"

"As usual" Matt drifted toward the kitchen, calling over his shoulder, "Anyone want a beer?"