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“That’s not formore onto his plate “I’m not sure if it’s a problem, so to speak, or if Cora will sort it out in her own time”

Aidan straightened on his stool “Hrmph”

A deep chuckle had Aidan glancing to Kyler Even with the smile, Kyler held a powerful presence In the cop uniform, it was only amplified Kyler said, “You seem awfully invested in this Why don’t you just listen to her and leave it alone?”

Under the all-too-knowing stare of Kyler, Aidan narrowed his eyes More than once Kyler had pointed out Aidan’s attention to Cora And more than once Aidan pointed out that he cared for Cora as a friend, nothing more

He was her Doave her attention

As Cora was tired of saying I a they were only friends He didn’t want a committed relationship He didn’t kno many times he could possibly defend that “You know it’s not like that between us”

“Yeah, I know,” Kyler muttered

Porter studied Aidan, giving him a look Whatever Porter planned to say, he clearly didn’t, since the intensity in his features softened He finally said, “One thing that did surprise me, it’s not like Cora to play so casually” He looked to Dmitri “When we broke up it was because she wanted to find love”

“When she first joined Club Sin, she did play with others” Daze zeroed on Aidan “Now you’ve been with her almost exclusively, yes?”

Why did that feel more like a lesson than a statement?

His journey with Cora had been a natural progression, but he had only played with her for the last year and half Even though there were new subave him what he needed, as he did for her Why search out a new play partner when he already had it great? He rubbed the back of his neck “Only me for the last little while”

“Wonder why that is,” Kyler scoffed

Aidan’s fists clenched on top of the table, preparing to respond with Shut the fuck up He and Kyler were close, and Aidan always thought their relationship reed often That closeness usually hts when others wouldn’t And Aidan was a second away fro his frustrations out on Kyler’s pretty-boy face

Before he could spit out a word, Porter interjected, “It’s a shame she hasn’t found a Doood wo and as he chewed he said, “I won’t get into details as said between us, but I will tell you that it has nothing to do with me or our past”

Aidan frowned