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"Do you knohat she talked to nose appendicitis I swear, Josie, I ale of the Cup so I could stab my ears with the broken end"

Josie laughs again and I'lad I amuse her

No seriouslyI like her laugh, so it's all good

Right now, it's all good because Kathy ended up running into another doctor friend of hers who's a urologist, and I swear, they both speak in the sa penile warts or so

"And what's the lesson we learned here tonight?" Josie asks me with a smirk

"Never to let you set me up on a date," I mutter as I look down at her

"Anything else?" she prods, her s, wellsmirkier

"That I like them dumb and quiet?" I ask hesitantly, because I'm not sure what the lesson is

"That attraction is much more than just looks," Josie says primly as she turns to face me fully "It's as simple as that For some reason, wo around to it"

"That's your backhanded way of saying I'm shallow?"

"I' to show you that what's on the inside is etting that, but it should be drilled home now"

I chuckle and take a sip of my beer It's totally drilled home, and yes, I already knew it But Kathy Krantz proved to me that physical beauty provides that immediate attraction, but it can be completely eradicated if your insides don't match your outside

Like Josie for example

Beautiful both inside and out

"You've made your point," I admit to Josie

"That ," she pushes at , Reed"

My eye rolling is involuntary and I can't help but ask, "You talking from experience, Doc?"

"I am" Her voice is soft and her smile turns so wistful my heart aches a little for her

"Want to talk about it?"

She shakes her head quickly and lets a brighter s to talk about"

Move our way I groan audibly enough that Josie looks over her shoulder, then back to me with a wink "Better buckle up"

"Please, please don't make me talk to her, Josie," I implore

Josie's eyeswith amusement, but I also see e to be of interest toher point She also doesn't want to see ood friend

She opens her ot your back," but instead a large hand cla Josie to face him

"It's Suttonso with her," Alex says in a full-blown panic

Alex Crossman is the captain of the Cold Fury and our undeniable leader He's calht now, he looks like he's about to splinter into awith his wife, Sutton, it's probably pregnancy related, as she's ready to drop at any time

It's anizable creature Those brown eyes of her lose the twinkle of amusement and harden into orbs of pure focus and concentration Her spine straightens and her shoulders square as she pushes the bottle of water she's holding at , still mesmerized by Josie's transformation Her voice is sharp and crisp when she asks, "Where is she?"

Alex doesn't even respond but turns and pushes through the crowd Josie follows and I' of people spread all throughout his house No one see that's a good thing

I also have to wonder what it is about Cold Fury wo into labor at hockey parties Just a eneral ether at her father's house Brian Brannon owns the team and he cleared everyone out of his house in about five minutes when that happened Maybe I'll do that for Alex, but for now, I' in case Josie needs some help

Alex walks quickly with his head down, and I'm sure he'd throw a couple of elbows if anyone tried to stop hih closed double doors that lead into the master suite

Josie walks in right behind him, and when I step over the threshold, I come up short as I see Sutton on the carpeted floor She's on her hands and knees, back hunched and ht into , sensing so

I step aside to let Kathy in, and that's when I see blood all over the back of Sutton's peach summer dress