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didn't get back until dawn!"
    I laughed.
    "Bad girl. Did you get into any trouble?"
    "Me? No. You on the other hand."
    "Tell me about it."
    "So... Chandler huh?"
    Shari was leaning forward, eager to catch my answer.
    "I cannot believe you two knew that gorgeous hunk of man meat! How did you not grab him way back in high school?"
    I glanced at Katey.
    "It's complicated... and he's really not the settling down sort."
    "And you are."
    "Yes. I am."
    "Still though, he seemed to be pretty into you girl. Nothing against Max but..."
    Katey interrupted thankfully. The last thing I wanted to do was answer that. But what she said took me by surprise.
    "Chan's always had a thing for Caro. She just never noticed."
    "No, he has not."
    "Caro. He has."
    I stared at my friend. She pushed my drink towards me.
    "Drink. You'll go to bed early and tomorrow it will be like this hangover never happened."
    I dutifully took a sip. I winced at the strong taste.
    "What is this?"
    "A Bloody Maria!"
    "Excuse me?"
    "Tomato juice and tequila. Delish right?"
    Shari went into the kitchen to get brunch going and I looked at Katey.
    "You aren't serious are you? About Chan?"
    She shrugged.
    "Everyone loved Chan. But he always had his eye on you. I thought you knew that."
    I shook my head slowly. I really hadn't.
    "You had your eye on him too, didn't you?"
    "He's hard to ignore. But he's not..."
    "Good enough?"
    There was a trace of bitterness in Katey's voice.
    "No. Not exactly. Just... too wild. Besides, he never took anything seriously in his life."
    "I guess."
    "Don't tell me you liked him too Katey."
    "I think having a crush on Chandler Jacobs was a right of passage."
    I laughed. She was right. It had been.
    It was making my head spin to think that maybe it had been more than just a bet for him.
    Or that I'd been so obviously fascinated.
    Maybe I'd been wrong to run away...
    "Who's ready for waffles?"
    I groaned and held up my drink.
    "Not yet. Please, have mercy."
    For once, I was actually glad for a stiff drink in my hand.

Chapter Six
    Chandler

    I rubbed my hands over my face, wiping away the ten minutes of sleep I'd gotten. I was sitting on a bench after my morning jog, watching the sun come up. I needed a plan. I'd spent most of the night coming up with one.  
    I'd even watched the sun come up.
    In the blink of an eye, everything had changed.
    I had changed.
    Because of her.
    I sipped the coffee I'd gotten from a street vendor and went through the facts:

1.Caro was in trouble
2.She didn't know it
3.I wanted her for myself
4.She had no idea how bad

    There were a few major problems with this list. For one thing, she was getting married. For another, she had taken a chastity pledge at our church with almost every other girl in town. Most of them had broken their's right quick.
    A couple of them with me.
    But not Caro.
    So not only did I have to convince her not to get married, I also had to convince her to break her vow.
    This was not going to be easy.
    But it was worth it.
    She was worth it.
    As soon as the clock rolled over to 8 am I called Joss. He'd been the security at The Show when I first started. He had the looks to dance, but not the inclination. He had his own security firm now but we were still tight.
    Even though he made fun of me for wearing a G-string.
    "Candy Man."
    "Hey Joss."
    "You need another ride Butt Floss?"
    I laughed, despite my current situation. I had to. Joss was a man of few words. Most people had no idea how funny he could be. With his stone face, cold gray eyes and huge stature, most people were afraid to even talk to him, let alone crack jokes.
    I was the only idiot who dared.
    I took a deep breath.
    "There's this girl."
    "There always is."
    "This is different."
    I heard him pause.
    "Tell me."
    That was it. Joss was in. He would help me figure this mess out. I knew everything would be alright.
    Half an hour later, I was less sure.
    Joss was shaking his head as he shoveled a massive omelet into his mouth. We were at our