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“Yeah Sure” Gio happily handed off the towels and sat on the edge of the porch, wrapping one arhtly as he could When the shooting had started and he’d realized Calder was trapped alone on the other side of the porch, so inside of hiht close and wrapped in the same safe arms that held him

“You okay? No holes that weren’t in you already at the start of the day?”

Calder huffed a soft laugh “I’m okay Merely tired Feel like I pulled every muscle in my body”

Gio turned his head to brush a kiss to the top of Calder’s head Yeah, professionalis That beat out professionalism

“After saving everyone’s life, I think you deserve a nice hot bubble bath, a e, and chocolate cake”

“Mainst his chest

Gio turned his attention to the threethe Girl Scouts in their wet uniforuess that Calder had lost control of the water at soround was soaked along with them

The only strange thing was that the girls seemed to be in a trance They barelyonly when someone spoke to them

“Are they okay?”

“Yeah,” Calder replied softly “Grey is in theirsure they don’t reet home safely”

“That’s good,” Gio sighed, refusing to let his brain think about anything he was actually hearing

Calder pushed away from Gio so he could look him in the face His own expression isted up orry “U all of this really well”

“What? The gun-toting Girl Scouts? Or do youinto the irls?”

“Don’t say it like that!” Grey snapped “You make it sound all pervy, and it’s not”

“I wouldn’t pick on Grey He’ll convince you that you’re a chicken,” Lucien warned with a smile

“Fantastic”