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Allister rounded the corner, frowning like he hadn’t been fucked in a rinned from ear to ear After a brief “hello” to everyone else, he made a beeline for Ellie, picked her up, twirled her around, and whispered sohed and strolled away hand in hand

“Must be nice,” Nicholas gruh to observe

“Oh no” Markie covered his er “Tell me it ain’t so!” Markie pressed the back of his hand to his forehead and acted as if he were ready to faint

“You aren’t funny, Markie,” Mac told him in a flat tone

Nicholas prepared for Markie’s for, which usually consisted of twenty or so personal questions revolving around one key probing inquiry

“Have you fucked her yet?” Markie waved his hand in front of his face “Don’t answer that You wouldn’t be this…this…” He paused, squinted, and said, “God bless I don’t even recognize you anymore You are whipped!”

Nicholas took a deep breath, peered over at Mac, as s like crazy, and th

en acknowledged Doc as he walked in the barn and headed for the cross-ties “I’ll give you four hundred for her”

“She’s outta here, Doc I’ht of her”

“How coently

“She kicked hi a seat on a haybale and crossing his left leg over his right”

“Is that the truth?” Doc asked, too gullible

“Hell no” Mac h to scowl “You cos”

Markie shrugged and studied his fingernails “Lucky for you boys the Drover sheriff doesn’t think so”

“You’ve talked to Sheriff Morrison?” Trevor spoke up at once “What’d he say?”