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decided he didn't like being ignored." She closed her eyes.
    Jason realized how lucky it had been that he had been there.
    Chloe continued. "He got a little too friendly, and I was already in a bad mood." She glanced in Jason's direction. "Bit off a little more than I could chew, though. Didn't I?"
    Jace had become all too familiar with her 'it happens' expression.
    It wouldn't do any good to chastise her so he changed topics. "So Marc's at home? With Mom?" He'd spoken to his mother earlier in the week, and she hadn't mentioned Marc stopping by.
    He wondered what Marc had going on.
    Chloe nodded. "I think he was using her as an excuse to go." She bit her lip, then decided to continue. "He's not just going home to see her. My gut is never wrong. There's another reason he went back."
    Jason sat up, ready to leap to his brother's defense. "You don't think he's cheating, do you?" He didn't let her answer. "Marc doesn't cheat."
    At least, he hadn't yet. Probably the one thing Jason would always give his brother credit for.
    Marc… totally over the moon in love with Chloe… and sometimes, Jason could actually see why. Okay, most of the time he could see why. Chloe had a reputation as a force to be reckoned with. She'd proven it in the bar tonight.
    Chloe's lips turned up in a crooked smile. "Relax, Jace. I know he's not cheating." She rolled her eyes for emphasis. "Always jumping to conclusions, aren't you? Sometimes that analytical brain of yours hurts more than it helps." She shook her head.
    Jason ignored the jibe. "You know he loves you, right?" He leaned back against the cushions again. "More than life."
    Marc's catchphrase when he loved something. For some reason, when it came to Chloe, Jason always struggled to get those words out.
    And it had nothing to do with the alcohol he'd consumed. He always choked a little when Marc used the phrase about Chloe.
     
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    More than life . The words always gave her pause. And coming from Jason, the phrase had an intimate sound. Unlike when Marc boisterously made the declaration, Jason had a gruff, gravelly tone that gave her goose bumps and made her hot at the same time. It rankled, being attracted to Jason on some weird level. They had nothing in common but flying, yet she had a connection with Jason even while she loved his brother.
    Shaking her head, she decided she needed to get over the attraction right then.
    Chloe looked back up at the ceiling. "I know Marc loves me. And I think that's why he went home."
    She clasped her fingers together, twisting them, before she blurted, "I think he's going to propose when he gets back."
    There. She'd said it out loud, and the world hadn't ended.
    The pole-axed expression on Jace's face showed his surprise. He hadn't been expecting to hear her suspicions… and he seemed a little shaken.
    He responded with caution. "You think Marc's going to propose?"
    Chloe sat up. "You're surprised?" She had been when she let herself think about it. "I know I am. And I could be wrong about why he went home… but I don't think I am."
    She shook her head in befuddlement. Why in the hell should she tell Jason about this? Maybe to protect herself… or him? But from what? Her weird fascination with him.
    Nope. Had to be nerves… it had to be.
    Or the alcohol.
    Or hell, it might just be the man.
    She glanced in Jason's direction. He'd slouched down on the couch with his feet up on the glass table. Forgetting about his relationship with Marc for a moment, she admired Jace, taking note of his lean build with muscles in the right places. His eyes were closed, but they could hold a range of emotions… she'd been drawn to his eyes before anything else. If she'd met him before Marc, she doubted anyone could have pried her away from Jason's side… at least not until she had him figured out.
    Charming, funny, confident, and very internal, he rarely showed his witty side, but when he did, he could make a person laugh until they ached. And his intelligence