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As if Chase had read Nash’s an in all this?”

Nash finished off three ot complicated “She stays out of it There’s no reason she needs to be involved It’s business What I have with her isn’t?

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Shep and Chase exchanged a long look before Shep rose and cupped Nash’s uninjured shoulder “For your sake, I hope it’s that simple”

No one said much after that Nash knehy The situation was coan out of this He had no doubt

When they finished their beers, Shep and Chase left with Houdini, returning to their jobs Nash kept playing ball with Gus until the dog plopped down next to his he had taken thatwere the perfect cocktail to make Nash tired too

He shut his eyes, wanting to rest theain, he had no clue how much time had passed until he also realized he wasn’t alone

Megan offered hilass of a water and two pills “Why are you out here?”

He accepted both and tossed the pills back before handing her the glass He considered if ht, and he should keep his trap shut for survival purposes He quickly decided against it There was enough he wasn’t telling Megan What he could, he would “Chase and Shep came over for a beer”

She laughed “Is that your brothers’ way of checking in on you?”

“Yup” He sestured to his lap “Come here, Freckles”

She carefully slid onto his lap “That is honestly the sweetest thing I think I’ve ever seen”

He followed her gaze off to the right, realizing that she’d brought the kittens ho between his paws and his face “I’ve never seen him so attached before,” he told her

Megan nodded, staring down at them “He does seem to be madly and deeply in love”

Nash leaned his head back, trying to fight against the slight pain the move caused “What time is it?”