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were probably far nastier than the ones Mackenzie saw in her head. And stil she foolishly believed he was like al the others, that her visions were too tough a pil for him to swal ow. She’d deluded herself into it, so deeply, that she’d had the nerve to ask him to leave—after he’d proven he could turn her on like no man ever could.
    And he had no clue how to change her mind. Hot sex hadn’t done it, so real y, what fucking more could he do?
    “You can help Garrett bring in the boxes from the truck,” Carson said, interrupting Wil ’s thoughts.
    “No,” Hol y protested. “I need Wil to help me and Shelby unpack the kitchen boxes. You help Garrett.” Wil was wary as Carson nodded and hurried off, leaving him alone with Hol y. The barely restrained smile on her face told him she was up to something, and when Shelby Garrett walked into the kitchen a second later with a smile of her own, Wil knew exactly what was going on. These infuriating females had cooked up another matchmaking scheme.
    “Sit,” Hol y ordered, pointing to one of the tal stools by the island.
    He crossed his arms over his chest. “No.” Shelby marched up to him, curled her fingers over his arm and dragged him to the chair. Her blue eyes twinkled as she forced him to sit. “Come on, just hear us out.”
    Hear them out? No, thank you. For the past six months, the two women had tried setting him up with a half dozen of their friends, and no matter how hard he fought the interference, they couldn’t seem to accept he wasn’t interested. He supposed this was al his fault. Up until six months ago, he’d avoided forming deeper friendships with the guys on his SEAL team.
    Not that he was antisocial or anything. He just tended to keep to himself, enjoyed driving up to Hunter Ridge in his free time and hanging out with Mackenzie, rather than staying near the base with the other guys.
    But after John Garrett married Shelby, things changed. Suddenly Wil was forced to attend a bachelor party, and a wedding, and then Carson, for some reason, decided to start inviting him to play golf and go out for drinks. Before he knew it, he was eating dinner at Shelby and Garrett’s every Wednesday night, and helping Hol y and Carson move into their new Coronado bungalow.
    Whether he liked it or not, they were his friends.
    Though he didn’t quite understand why Shel and Hol y had decided to focus al their matchmaking attentions on him. Ryan and Matt, two other guys from SEAL
    Team Fourteen, were also single, but he didn’t see them getting harassed.
    “Okay,” Shelby began, flipping her blonde ponytail over her shoulder. “There’s a new waitress at the restaurant where Hol y works, and we think this girl is perfect for you.”
    Wil rested his elbows on the cedar counter and sighed. “Real y?”
    “Real y,” Hol y chimed in. “Her name is Lisa, she’s gorgeous, and she’s studying to become a massage therapist.”
    “A massage therapist!” Shelby echoed. “Think of al the things she could do to your body!” Wil had to laugh.
    “Oh, and she’s a real y good cook,” Hol y added.
    “Also, she speaks three languages.” Shelby wiggled her eyebrows. “Dirty bedroom talk in three languages, Wil . How can you pass this up?” Wel , their pitch was pretty good, what with the massages and foreign dirty talk, but unfortunately, Wil had no desire to go out with this woman. His heart would always belong to Mac.
    “Although it sounds…tempting,” he lied. “I’m going to pass.”
    He was met by two identical crestfal en expressions.
    “Why?” Hol y burst out.
    “You know why,” he said quietly.
    Shelby let out a frustrated sigh. “Aren’t you over that woman yet?”
    “If anything, I’m more in love with her than ever.” He hadn’t planned on revealing what happened between him and Mac, especial y not to these two nosy women, but somehow the entire story spil ed out.
    Fists clenched to his sides, he told them about his night with Mackenzie,