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“Wouldn’t be so sure about that,” Shell lass

“What was that?” Izzy asked

Chloe blinked, volleying her head between the players as she tried to keep up with the byplay Despite her sky-high stress level, they’da smile from her with their banter

“I believe she was saying so deterred by the threat of Copper’s hand on her ass,” Steph broke in

Maiant bowl of tortilla chips and a smaller one filled with salsa on the table “Best I could do, ladies Looks like I’ tomorrow Dammed if one of these fool men would do it themselves”

Chloe opened her ly maternal older woman just as Izzy said, “Shit, Shell, I had no idea” Her lips curled in a snarky grin “Bet you’re gonna dangle this over his head to get a spanking on purpose, aren’t you?”

Shell turned cherry red

“I would,” Steph said without looking up froiving herself a generous portion, she held it out to Chloe who shook her head no Logan was leaving to about A erous to both his physical and ht to spend with each other There were a few things she wanted to say to him and needed a clear head to do so

“I’ood, thanks,” she said, unable to keep the strain out of her voice

Steph squeezed her hand

“Guys,” Toni said, snatching up the wine bottle “They already know Chloe’s gonna tell us everything” She shrugged, watching the red liquid fill her glass “We’re sisters It’s e do”

“Here, here,” Steph said, raising her glass The rest of the wo to Chloe’s e on the table “You’re one of us, babe And we’re gonna get you through this shit”

The reed to Esposito’s terms, Chloe’s stomach had twisted into a hot ball of tension She felt it still, burning its way through the lining of her gut Her entire body vibrated like a pressure cooker, rattling around as the force of the stea levels If so to burst, only instead of boiling stea every which way, it’d be a messy explosion of her emotions