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He was, after all, a gentleman, and he had responsibilities to the women there in Trouble He was supposed to be their friend and a professional they could turn to if they needed a strong shoulder to cry on or if they just needed soan was absolutely certain he could love Serena, he wasn’t about to do soht later break her heart

He deepened the kiss and her arue swept across his and a little whimper fell from her lips His cock responded and his pulse raced And as much as he hated to do it, he slowly backed away and said, “I can’t do this Not right now”

“It’s okay” She patted his hand before she stood “You and Markie have a history I understand that I just wanted you to know that I want to be in your life, too Maybe you and Markie can talk and see if that’s even a possibility”

She kissed his cheek and before he could set her straight about Markie, she was gone

Chapter Fourteen

Doc, Trevor, and Harley were dragging ass by the ti Doc couldn’t wait to give his report to Draegan and hightail it to the cottages He’d probably find Sable in bed with Mac and Nicholas, but that was okay At least he knehere to find her

Trevor and Harley were already at the desk when Draegan entered the office fro”

“What’s that supposed to an could crawl underneath his brother’s skin quicker than a wo Draegan was a real player

“I was here all night,” Draegan said

“That’s your problem,” Harley fired back “Not mine”

“You weren’t here”

“No,” Doc spoke up then “We were down at the barn Mac’s ? She dropped a foal last night”

“What?”

“That idiot we call a brother thought she’d foundered,” Harley explained

“Explain how that happens,” Draegan said, crossing his araze at Doc “And you missed this?”