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    Long, thick lashes framed his captivating eyes as they crinkled up with laughter. All of his perfect, white teeth showed through his wide grin. Her heart did a little flip-flop at the untainted vision. There was a gentle relaxation of his shoulders, a lazy curve to his spine, and a smoothness of skin devoid of frown lines and the wrinkled brow that seemed to be constantly etched in worry. It felt good to see him so carefree. Of course, it was kind of hard to be wound up in present company.
    Tyson and Talon were identical twins, each having blond hair, grey eyes, and beautifully tanned skinned—the typical surfer sort. But there were differences that made it easy to tell them apart. While Talon was tall and slender, Tyson was beefier and had a huge goofy side. Each of them bore one dimple in opposite cheeks. It just so happened that they dated Kerrigan’s neighbors and childhood friends, Sydney and Olivia.
    The twins had been hanging out with Dominic and Colton while Sydney and Olivia ran errands with her and Gabe. The guys had been doing more repairs to her grandmother’s old house, and it was in much better shape than it had been when she first arrived. The disrepair of the house was one of the many excuses she used to keep Dominic there instead of out looking for a job.
    He was stubborn over the whole employment issue. Kerrigan had plenty of inheritance money for them both to live off of, but he said it made him feel like less of a man, that he should be the one supporting her, not the other way around.
    Men. They could be such Neanderthals sometimes.
    Besides, she wasn’t supporting him. The house had been paid off before she even inherited it. All that was left were the utility bills and property taxes that she would’ve had to pay whether he was there or not. He bought and paid for all his own personal needs and also helped with the groceries, which he paid for with a pretty hefty savings account of his own from when he had worked the streets. Still, Dominic always worried it wouldn’t be enough, especially since he was still paying Colton’s way through school.
    She didn’t mind the fact that he wanted to work. She knew he wasn’t the sort of man who could just sit around the house all day doing nothing. It wasn’t insecurity that made her come up with more and more projects to keep him there. She just wanted to be near him. It was a selfish need, but if he was with her, she didn’t have to worry about whether or not psycho-bitch Sinclair had come up with some half-brained idea to try to get to him again.
    Plus, she really sort of liked the whole sex-on-demand perk.
    “So this kid’s cheeks are all billowed out, and his face is so green and scaly that he could’ve easily doubled as the Lizard Man.” Colton was regaling the guys with another one of his Tales from Yale stories. It must have been a good one, too, because he was just barely able to get the words out, fighting the urge to burst out laughing. It was a stark contrast to the tired look in his eyes. “He looks like he’s going to barf at any second, and then the professor sticks his hands in the dead guy’s stomach, and he’s tugging and pulling,” he said, making the motions with his hands. “And then out pops the intestines.”
    “Ah, man!” Talon howled in disgust. “That’s just nasty.”
    “Sounds just like when my girl is trying to unleash the fury that is my dick from my pants. Right, Livi?” Tyson boasted, smiling up at her. His teeth looked ultra white against his dark tan, and the sun reflected off of his blond hair making it look almost white.
    Olivia rolled her eyes. “You wish.”
    Kerrigan took a seat next to Dominic on the lounge chair, and he put his arm around her so she could snuggle into his chest. Sydney perched herself in Talon’s lap, giving Gabe the last seat available which was next to Colton.
    “So, anyway,” Colton continued, still laughing. “The kid’s eyes start fluttering and rolling to the