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Winter crossed her arree with that But as far as actions, I heard you’re a little quick on the draoood looks You blew past the free pass Now you’ll have to put in soiven”

“You don’t think Arin will give me another chance?”

“Do you really care if she does or doesn’t?”

He had never been a man who showed his cards before they were played

“Don’t know Maybe I’ for substance over style”

“Clearly, you don’t recognize it when you see it”

“Unlike woantly puffed his chest out, looking toward the men for support

“Brother, if you want to walk on apersonal, but I don’t plan to bunk with you when she throwswith you”

Hennessy looked toward Shade when Viper failed to live up to the man code

Shade shrugged “I learned to wait and watch when I was in the hts I couldn’t win You’re not going to win this argument, so cut your losses while you still can”

“The probleot ers “Wait—I found theh for both of you if you want them back”

Neither man seemed affronted by what he had said, unlike Winter, who appraisingly narrowed her gaze on him

“You could always put your money where your mouth is”

“Anytime, anyplace” Hennessy didn’t walk farther into the minefield; he ran

Winter met head-on “Bet me”

“What kind of bet?”

“I bet Arin won’t let you get to first base with her again”

“Hell, I’ht into home”

Winter wasn’t i out her cell phone, she started doing so “So, it’s a bet?”

Ignoring the warning shakes of Shade’s and Viper’s heads, Hennessy plowed further into the pile of shit that he had dug for himself “You know it”

As soon as the words were out of his otten a little carried away Instead of backtracking, though, he added more to the pile

“When I win, you have to cook me a four-course steak dinner I like my steak well-done”

Winter glanced up fro cold, hard cash”

“I am, too That’s in addition to the money”

“I’d be careful You’re being overconfident” She went back to doing what she was doing on her phone