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CHAPTER TWENTY

CHARLEE

“What are we doing here, Drew?”

He watches the ball spin on the roulette table before facing ain “I want to make a deal”

I hiccup Da to me “What kind of deal?”

Drew grabs my hands “Look, I know this otI think they were in that pod with us for a reason I think ere supposed to meet them To hear their story”

I blink rapidly, trying to process his words “Why?”

His big hands cupme to look up at hiet married”

“What?” I sputter

“I’et you off my mind since the day we met, Charlee I haven’t wanted another woman since you walked into , but this” He gestures between us “Feels right I swear on my nuts that I’ve never felt the kind of connection that you and I have before And I don’t want to give that up”

I giggle, because utter “Drew, I’ve been trying to give it up since the day we ”

He laughs before placing a soft kiss on my lips “Honey, trust me, I’ve wanted to Fuck, I’ve wanted to”

“What about your stupid Bro Code thing?”

He thinks about it for a few seconds “I’m in too deep, Charlee”

I snicker “That’s what she said”