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“The kind of energy that I’d rather not take from you or any of the other local cops”

“So you’ll feed on Nicky or Ethan?”

“Yes”

“What do you y?” he asked

I was debating how to explain and if I even owed hi lot with Nicky at his side If I hadn’t been afraid it would give theiven them both a kiss

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I WALKED TOWARD the SUV like I was a grown-up police officer asn’t going to eation, but by the tier whose hor low It was ridiculous to want to touch hio I balled my hands into fists at my sides to remind myself not to reach out untilwith me today?

Ethan walked around the front of the SUV to grin at us “I used to be jealous when I saw you looking at other people like that, but now I’ve got Nilda at home, and she looks at me that way”

That madehim, because I loved it when my people were happy Nicky tookatthe whole happily ever after with Nilda”

“Of course it does,” I said, s at him

Ethan laughed and threw an aruys so much”

“Anita loves you, too, so I have to,” Nicky said, and hugged the other man back

I was caught up in the group hug, and it was like all the shared happiness washed away the anxiety and the sexual overtones of o

“You guys are so cute,” New at us

We all turned in the hug to s to share the happiness of the moment We were like a happilyeveryone else as happy as ere, except that instead of us wanting everyone to be a happy couple like us, there were more options