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in common. Nick wanted Farah first, but
now he was left with me.
    I planned to visit Winnie, yet found myself
in front of Cooper’s slice of suburbia. Walking to the door, I
figured Nick would like a house like this one. His dreams were so
much like Farah’s that I wondered if they still included her as his
perfect woman.
    Tawny answered the door wearing a tank top
and jeans. Even in the late summer heat, she refused to wear shorts
because of her chicken legs. I’d seen them and she was just being
paranoid. She claimed I was the same way about my old boobs.
    “ I need to talk to Farah,”
I said and Tawny waved me in. “How’s your man?”
    “ The hunky bastard wore me
out this morning.”
    “ Thanks for
sharing.”
    “ I just wanted to explain
why I’m tired and limping.”
    Grinning at her, I walked to the kitchen
where Farah made herself a sandwich. Her dark hair was up in a
messy ponytail and a long tee covered her bump.
    “ Hey, Bailey. You look
pretty. Are you going on a date?”
    “ Yeah, with
Nick.”
    “ Nick is sweet,” Farah
said, giving me a smile.
    “ You want him,” I hissed.
“You whore.”
    My sister-in-law just rolled her eyes and
walked to the recliner. “I think you and Nick will be cute
together.”
    “ Oh, now that you’ve
discarded him.”
    “ I thought you said I
wanted him?”
    Tawny joined me. “Chill, Bay. Why are you so
tense?”
    When Tawny tugged me to the couch, I let her
soothe me, even though I was more depressed than angry.
    “ Would you want to be
Cooper’s second choice?” I asked Farah then turned to Tawny. “Or
Judd’s?”
    The sisters glanced at each other and their
smug expressions faded.
    “ Yeah, second choice
sucks,” I said when they remained silent. “Nick wanted Fat Lips
over here, but lost her to Cooper the Pooper. Now, he’s stuck with
me. A love story for the ages.”
    “ I don’t think Nick was
even into me,” Farah offered after a moment of silence. “Like he
was nice, but he never acted like he wanted to date me. I think I
was more into him than he was into me.”
    “ What now?” Cooper the
Pooper asked, entering the room and ruining our girl moment. “Who
were you into?”
    Farah just rubbed her bump and smiled at me.
Cooper’s gaze lowered to where his baby roasted in his woman’s
oven. Feeling sufficiently triumphant, he smiled.
    “ What are we talking
about?”
    “ I thought you were
studying?” I muttered.
    “ I needed a break. The law
is stupid. Anarchy is the way to go.”
    Cooper joined Farah on the recliner even
though she had to sit on his lap to make them both fit. I hated
them for being happy. Okay, hated might have been a strong word,
but I was seething with jealousy at them enjoying what I didn’t
have.
    “ I was telling Bailey that
Nick wasn’t really into me.”
    “ Bullshit. He tried to kick
my ass, so he could have you,” Cooper said, being the voice of
asshole like usual.
    “ I think he just didn’t
want to back down to you,” Tawny suggested. “I’ve seen him fight a
few times and he won’t back down. Even when he’s about to get
crushed, he keeps going. Typical man who would rather die than walk
away.”
    “ Typical man?” Cooper
asked. “Problems with Judd?”
    “ No,” Tawny said, smirking.
“My man isn’t typical.”
    “ Whatever,” I grunted,
interrupting all the bragging. “What about me ending up as Nick’s
second choice?”
    Farah leaned her head against Cooper’s
shoulder then smiled at me. “I don’t know about Nick’s love life,
but I know he never asked me out. Never tried to kiss me or
anything like that. He was just friendly. I hardly believe you’re
his second choice.”
    “ I guess.”
    “ Why Nick?” Cooper asked
while his fingers made little circles on Farah’s bump.
    “ He’s fucking hot and smart
and perfect. Fuck you for not noticing those things.”
    Cooper laughed. “You need to get laid, B.
You’ve been so pissy since you went abstinence.”
    “ I want