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“Good thinking”

And he needed to get his raging lust under control

Stopping at the kitchen table, he shut down his laptop and then put away the terrine He dulass, and returned it to the overhead rack “I’ for a beer at Pete’s”

“Tell him I say hey”

Alex left, braving nature and driving to the small bar in Old Town Scottsdale He slid onto a stool with thoughts of a sexy blonde stripping down to nothing in his guest bathroom

Pete Murray cracked the tap on Alex’s favorite amber brew and set the pint in front of him

“You look like hell”

“Thanks,” Alex grulimpse of himself in the ht His dark hair indblown from the stor He coh the damp strands, loosened his tie, and rolled up the sleeves of his dress shirt Tried to appear less rocked to the core of his being

“What gives?” Pete asked

“Lola’s back in town”

“Oh, shit” He laughed—an e?”

They’d all grown up together Pete had been in on the ice-blocking expedition

“She’s staying with me until her new apartment is ready”