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it.”
    He
rested his hand on hers, and she gripped it tightly, his warmth seeping into
her bones. “What do you want to do with it?”
    “Like
working with potions again or trying out new spells. Anything, really.”
    “Why
don’t you?”
    “I
don’t know.” No, that was a lie. She did know. But she’d been hiding
from herself for so long it was hard to find who she was.
    He
nodded, but she could tell he didn’t believe her. It was just one more reason
she liked him; he let her be when she wanted it.
    “I
hope you have the proper permits for this monstrosity,” Prescott said from the
edge of the walkway, startling her.
    She
and Matt stood quickly, her stomach heaving at the thought of having to be in
the same space as Prescott. And, oh God, what if he told Matt about what had
happened that night?
    Matt
crossed his arms in front of his chest and shifted so he blocked her from view.
She took a deep breath and moved closer to his side. She was a freaking adult.
She could handle this. Maybe.
    “Jordan
owns the place, Mr. Mayor,” he growled. “It’s not a public place, so she
doesn’t need a permit to clean it up.”
    “We’ll
see.” Prescott lifted his head so far Jordan thought she could see directly up
his nose and walked away, anger in his stride.
    As
soon as his car sped away, Jordan relaxed, they’d been too into each other even
to notice him pull up in the first place. She needed to hurry up and get the
house sold so she could leave. She might be a strong woman in some respects,
but Prescott made her want to crawl in a hole and hide. That, by far, wasn’t
his worse offense. She hated being weak, but for some reason, she couldn’t grow
a backbone around him.
    “I
hate that guy,” Matt grumbled.
    Jordan
gave a small smile. “Me, too.”
    “Hey,
you two, I hear you could use some help.” Justin, Matt’s very cute brother,
walked toward them.
    “I
think I got it, Justin,” Matt growled, and Jordan raised a brow.
    Interesting.
Was Matt jealous of his big brother? Should she even care that he was? After
all, they weren’t together, and Jordan thought of the Coopers like her family,
just a very sexy one. Matt was the only one who had ever made her want to dream
of more. Not in terms of success, but to have him be her family.
    “I
could use all the help I can get, actually.” She wouldn’t have to be alone in a
room with Matt and her traitorous thoughts, and she’d get out of here quicker. That’s
what she wanted after all, right?
    “Sounds
good to me,” Justin said. “Where do you want me?” He wiggled his brows, and she
laughed while Matt growled again.
    “You
want to take the bathrooms?” she teased.
    His
face fell. “Seriously?”
    “Hey,
you’re late; it seems only fair.” She looked over at Matt and winked.
    “Late?
You didn’t even know I was coming!”
    She
shrugged. “Not my problem. So what do you say?”
    He
let out a breath, and Jordan bit back her laughter.
    “Fine,
whatever.” He stomped inside, and she and Matt broke down.
    Tears
slid down her cheeks and her side ached, but that moment was one of the best
she’d had in forever. It was all because of the Coopers. How on earth was she
supposed to leave again?

 
     
     
    Chapter 4
     
     
    Jordan
closed her eyes and focused inward, her body swaying back and forth in rhythm with
the wind music she’d put on her iPod. She sat cross-legged on her grandmother’s
living room floor; she couldn’t think of it as her place. It’d been a month
since she’d been in town, and yet, it still didn’t feel like home, though Matt
and his brothers helped.
    They
were making it that much harder for her to leave again; that seemed to be their
goal. If she were honest with herself, she didn’t mind as much as she should.
    She
shook her head. Damn, she needed to stop thinking about the Coopers, more
specifically Matt. They drove her to distraction, and she needed to focus on
her meditation. She took a deep breath, her body slowly