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“Thank you” She forced a sh”

“I never thought you were,” she said “But I want you to let e It’s the least I can do for you and for my brother”

“Aunt Lisa, no I can’t…”

“You can Consider it a—” Nathaniel poked her and she stopped talking She looked at Beck and then searched Seth’s face, too “Well boys, I see you’re just as slo as you were several years ago so I’ll leave you to it”

Nathaniel draped his ar day”

“Yep,” Beck said, seely pissed

“Call ,” Aunt Lisa said “We’ll work out the details I want to pay for your college If you want, you can pay ures Deal?”

“I ht take you up on that then” She kissed her aunt’s cheek and gave Nathaniel a quick hug “Don’t be a stranger”

“Never,” he drawled, his eyes twinkling as soon as he returned his focus to her aunt

As they walked to their car, Beck and Seth stood on either side of Lindsey Beck said, “Does she know that he’s the president of the Bad Riders MC?”

“She knows,” Lindsey said, thinking that hat made Aunt Lisa so extraordinary She was resilient and she was in love Because she was in love, she could look the other way and accept Nathaniel for his good qualities, whatever thoseher aunt’s imperfections, Nathaniel likely did the same

“So will you take Lisa up on the offer?” Beck asked

“Depends,” Lindsey drawled, already expecting a proposal thanks to her aunt’s slip

“On what?” Seth asked, grinning

“Well I need to knohat you boys have inon a couple of men to come to their senses”