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“I’m not your friend?” Hurt radiated from his voice “I could really use someone to talk to We’ve known each other forever I shared stuff with you, Liv, things I haven’t shared with anyone else” Grant’s voice brought ht back to this current issue

My shoulders sank “You did, and of course you’re my friend, one of my oldest, and I wouldn’t want to lose that” I took a deep breath Ford’s success and reputation had always cast a shadow over Grant Co in second no matter what could mess with so the back of rab some coffee next week after my Tuesday class? There’s a place on the far end of your campus We can meet halfway?”

“Excellent Just text me when and where and I’ll be there”

I ended the call and dropped the phone onto my bed

“Did you just set up a date with my brother?”

Lifting my head, I peered up at Ford He’d shoved his hands in his pockets

“Not a date I need to tell hi romantic between us, explain to him that he and I are better as friends I should have just said that to hi to that first date”

The bed sank beside s dwarfed mine

“You were distracted…upset and hurting” His lips pinched together

“It’s no excuse for dragging someone else into this, and your brother…” I dropped my head into my hands

Ford’s strong hands kneaded htness there slowly relented under his methodical and persistent touch I bit

“We’ll figure it out I’ll talk to Grant” He turned me sideways on the bed and shifted so I was nestled between his thighs “Maybe I can help him understand” He dropped a kiss on the back ofthe curve of ainst his, sending sparks of electricity throughI’d ever done

“What about Colm?”

His body went rigid behind h dealing with Grant; why did I have to bring up Cole of the room shifted, and he dropped his hands from my shoulders

Shifting backward, he planted both feet back on the floor Noas his turn for a silent freak-out