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be hundreds of Gallaghers in the state, and yet, the ones working on her estate just happened to be married into the Montgomery family.
    And she was about to handle a Gallagher dick.
    Well, fuck.
    She’d only known the guy’s first name on the phone, and Murphy, while a slightly uncommon name, wasn’t that uncommon. And yet it seemed the fates were out to get her, and she was about to give a Prince Albert to one of the Gallagher brothers.
    Because this was her life, and contrary to popular belief, slamming her head into a wall wasn’t the right answer to everything.
    So it didn’t matter in the slightest that the Gallaghers had the bid on the estate. While she might have wanted the Montgomerys at first, her reasoning for allowing the Gallaghers to do it so she could keep things to herself hadn’t worked out either. Her secrets would be out in the open, and people would be wondering about her.
    Again.
    Whatever. She just needed to get the piercing done and not worry about it.
    Maybe.
    “How do you know it’s a girl?” Maya said. “It could be a boy for all you know, and be all quiet like Border.”
    At that, Graham shook his head, a smile creeping onto his face. Damn if she didn’t like that smile. “Honey, it’s you. Like that kid is going to be quiet like Border. He or she is going to be a bundle of energy like you and Jake no matter what. That much I can tell you.” He lowered his head and kissed her temple. “Good to see you, Montgomery.”
    Maya beamed at the two men and shuffled between them. “So, really, tell me why you’re here. You need new ink?”
    “I have an appointment,” Murphy said with a wink. He lifted his head and snorted. “With Blake here, it seems. Nice to see you again, Ms. Brennen.”
    Maya looked between them, a furrow between her brows. “What? How do you two know each other? And what do you mean, an appointment? What are you getting pierced, Murphy Gallagher?”
    “We know each other from around,” Murphy said casually, giving Blake a wink. If only she found him as attractive as his brooding brother, things might have been easier than they were about to be. “And I think you can guess what I’m getting pierced.”
    Maya covered her face with her hands. “Oh, God. If Jake finds out I let his precious baby brother get his dick pierced, he’s going to kill me.” She paused. “Or spank me. So maybe I should let you get it done.”
    Graham groaned while Murphy threw his head back and laughed. Blake just let out a sigh and moved toward them, her chin raised. Might as well get this over with.
    “I don’t need to know things like that, Maya,” Graham growled. He looked at Blake, his eyes narrowed once more. “You sure look different today.” His gaze traveled her body, and she swore she could feel the heat of it.
    She turned her attention away from him rather than answer, more for preservation than to be rude. The latter was just a nice side effect, and appropriate for the man who had treated her like some trust fund spoiled brat the day before. No amount of sexy ink, muscles, or beard could fix that.
    “So, Murphy, you ready to head back?” She kept her voice pleasant, but she could feel every eye in the place on her. Just what she wanted—to be the center of attention.
    Murphy squeezed Maya’s shoulders. “Yep, just lead the way. Graham here is going to drive me back, but I don’t actually need him in the room with me unless he wants to be.” He winked at her, and she snorted.
    “Sounds like a plan.” She turned on her heel, moving quickly back to the newly renovated piercing room that was perfect for privacy and efficiency, all the while, ignoring the fact that Graham was staring at her ass as she walked.
    Murphy sat on the table as she prepped everything, doing her best to go through the instructions while trying not to think about the fact that Graham and Maya were no doubt talking about her. Not much she could do about it now, but it would make it that much