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“Can sos?” I asked the twoat either of them They didn’t need to see the humiliation that was barely hidden below the surface The tears I didn’t want to cry, the feeling of be

ing used Again Of being nothing ain

“Did you two argue?” Bash asked, his voice tired but calm

“I need a shower and a few days’ sleep withthe question, along with that tradeaze “I’ht now And froet what I look like”

“Will Tanner be okay while you go back to the clubhouse for a little while?” Matt asked, concerned only for his brother

Not that I could blame him Tanner had been my number one concern the last few days too I’d nearly lostto h the worst of it The first ti in panic The sound had brought Matt and Bash running, with everyone else in the waiting rooht behind them

Now Tanner ide awake, thinking with his dick once again, and I wasn’t needed any longer Nothing otten the second a pretty, older face filled his vision

“He’s a grown aze just as methodically as I was his cousin’s “He doesn’t need me around to hold his hand anymore”

“Jos, what the hell is going on?” Bash de calm, but frustrated as hell

“If no one wants to giveout my phone, I started to dial his number, but Matt jerked the cell out of my hand

“Jet can take you back,” he assured me “But only if you come back later”

I lifted a shoulder carelessly “Yeah, sure Whatever” He didn’t say howto pretend that “later” meant “never”

“Go tell Tanner you’re leaving, and I’ll talk to Jet,” Bash commanded

As Bash walked back toward the waiting roohtlessly at the metal double doors They were locked, but all I had to do was lift the little phone beside the door and ask the nurse at the desk to let uy named Cristiano Vitucci set it up with the ado as I pleased, no matter the time of day

“I’ll come back with you,” Matt offered, and I jerked in surprise, forgetting he was still there