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there! What was I supposed to do?” Rhodes asked, pulling his hand through his hair and then down the side of his face in frustration.
    Thinking about Kali drove him crazy, but thinking about their past made his stomach lurch uncomfortably. Not all memories were created equal, and looking at her definitely brought up some stuff he didn’t want to remember.
    “You could have gotten on the plane. You could have put her back on the plane. Slate was going back today. You know that.”
    Rhodes almost stopped in his tracks. Yeah, he’d known that. But for some reason, with Kali right in front of him, it would have been completely impossible to walk away from her. Or have her walk away from him.
    “I did,” he agreed flatly. “Why the fuck didn’t I do it, then?” His brows furrowed. Good fucking question.
    “You love her,” Ragnar said matter-of-factly, shrugging his shoulders. “Comes with the territory.”
    “Thanks, Investigator,” Rhodes huffed, giving Ragnar a dirty look. “I didn’t know that . But your input has been invaluable and I’ll be sure to take it into account the next time I try and solve a problem with an ex who shouldn’t be dragged into any of our personal shit. Why did you have her come anyway?”
    “Necessity. And because you need her. By the looks of her, she needs you too. She’s not the same girl anymore. Something’s… missing. And if you try to tell me you’re okay, that’s a load of bullshit and you know it. You can’t sit still for a fucking minute, Rhodes. Every second you have to be doing something , running somewhere . Don’t think I don’t notice. I was an addict for a long time, brother. I can tell when someone’s trying to avoid their problems.”
    Rhodes kept his eyes down, watching the brown grass get scrunched under his boots as they walked onward. It wasn’t like Ragnar was wrong. And he respected his brother far too much to lie to him. Not that it would have done him any good, seeing as Arson Investigator Hamilton here was apparently a fucking clairvoyant to begin with.
    “She’d different now,” Rhodes agreed, finding his voice again.
    “You know why that is, right?” Ragnar asked, giving Rhodes a look.
    “Probably,” Rhodes said, evading the question.
    Flashes of their past came flooding back to him. Seattle. How she’d giggled when he woke her up in the mornings with kisses down her belly. The way she absolutely hated going out in the rain, which meant she was miserable half the time unless they were together and he took her mind off of the weather. The way that fucker hovered above her, his fist raised… Rhodes blinked the memories away.
    “What’s the deal you called in with her?” he finally asked.
    Chuckling, Ragnar gave Rhodes a look that was almost indecipherable. “I figured if we go out, we go out with a bang. Uncle Herbert left us the homestead with a few conditions. We all have to get married in a year, live here, and two of us need to have cubs. I figured it was a long shot, but if we had any chance of tying you down, it would be Kali who would do it. She’s here to be your bride.”
    “What?!” Rhodes roared, coming to a full stop and staring at his brother incredulously. “You did what?! Have you been inhaling too much smoke lately, maybe sniffing some solvents? How the fuck did you think that was a good idea?!”
    “She said yes, didn’t she? She’s here. And you’re still here. So whatever I’m huffing, it seems to be putting me on the right track,” Ragnar said, shrugging his shoulders. “It was a long shot but I figured what the hell? You two are drowning without each other. Figured I’d give you a life raft and see what you do with it. If you want to punch a hole in it and go down regardless, that’s on you, brother,” Ragnar said, clapping him on the back.
    Ragnar continued on the walk, but Rhodes couldn’t find his legs to go one way or another.
    She said yes.
    Holy fuck.
 

CHAPTER SIX
    Kali
     
    “Are you