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This"Then how can I make a check out to you if I don't know your last name?"

"You don't," he says in a low, husky voice "Bring me cash Just call me when you have the first two thousand I expect it within thirty days or else I'll co for you And trust meyou don't want that to happen"

A shiver involuntarily runs through er in his voice

And even though I'm pissed as hell that I've just blown 10,000 overforward to seeing this ain

CHAPTER 4

Emily

I knock on Danny and Ryan's door and wait for theottenbut surreal experience with Nix

And what the hell kind of name is Nix anyway?

The door is thrown open and Ryan is standing there I throwme around

"There's my baby sister," he says with overt fondness and I love it I love how ed over the last few years "How did the intervieith Linc go?"

Ryan drops round and I put my purse and keys on his foyer table "It was fine Lincoln's a nice guy Got exactly what I needed"

"Aweso stuff out of the oven right now"

I follow Ryan back into the kitchen Danny is bent over the oven, pulling out what looks like an a pork tenderloin Ryan notices her position and iet that for you"

Danny swats his hand away "I can do it I'm not an invalid you know"

My eyes narrow as I watch Danny pull the pan out, her hands dwarfed by two huge oven ht fall

What The Hell?

"What's going on with you two?" I demand

Both of theuilty expressions on their faces They look at each other then back at me Neither of them says a word

"I repeatwhatisgoingon?" I punctuate every ith enougha truthful answer

Ryan see pan of pork loin in her hand "Umwellum"

I turn to Danny and raise my eyebrows She'll need to answer because Ryan has apparently been struck stupid

"That pan looks hot, Danny Put it down"

Danny turns and sets the roast on the counter top She turns back toa secret but I can tell she wants to spill

"Okay, if you two don't tellto"

What a to do? What threat ork?

Oh, I know

"I' to pick up the phone and call Mother And I'll tell her that Danny cheated on you, Ryan, with a et baby Then you, Ryan, can deal with the fallout"

Danny busts out laughing and Ryan looks horrified "You wouldn't," he accuses

"Would"

Danny takes her oven mitts off and slaps theetables out of the oven"

I start juetting ready to spill her guts I can tell "Tell me, tell me, tell me," I implore "I can keep a secret"

Ryan pulls the veggies out and shuts the oven with his foot After setting them down, he takes the mitts off and pulls Danny into his arms He nestles her backside into hi his lips on her head, they both look at me

"Think we should tell her?" he asks

Danny looks at ly "I don't know I'm not sure she could keep the secret"

I pull my iPhone out ofMother"