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engagement party. “Him too.”
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    “You too, huh?” He did actually know, but he didn’t want
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    to seem like he’d gossiped about them. “I knew about Erin. Well,
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    more power to you. Oh, and you’re Mary’s brother, aren’t you?”
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    Ha! So smooth. He wanted to groan at what a dumbass he
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    sounded like.
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    The blond came over to sit on Cal’s other side so Damien
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    held a hand out. “I’m Damien.”
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    “Gideon.” He shook it.
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    Before they could say anything further, the music started and
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    everyone turned to watch the procession.
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    And there she was. Holy shit, she looked fi ne in that dress.
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    Her hair was up in some pretty bun thing but he bet it would
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    start coming undone before the ceremony had fi nished.
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    That made him smile, as did the way her ass was so beguil-
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    ing as she walked. Side to side. Side to side. Damn, he wanted
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    to dig his fi ngers into that luscious fl esh and take a bite.
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    The ceremony was nice, as wedding ceremonies went. He
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    liked Gillian a great deal. Really liked how happy she made
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    Adrian, who’d been a bit restless and bitter the last few years.
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    That kid of theirs was fabulous too.
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    He’d spoken to Adrian about it, but Damien really felt like
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    the boy had so much talent it would serve him to either go to
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    an arts- based school or get him in the studio and out on the
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    road when he could.
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    The kid’s mom wanted a normal life for him. And Damien
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    respected that more than Gillian could know. His parents had
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    made all the brothers fi nish school and he was glad of it. But
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    Miles was Adrian Brown’s son. Normal was relative at that
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    point. And talent like his wasn’t common.
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    But right then, Damien had other things in mind. He moved
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    through the crowd of well- wishers, heading in her direction.
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    When she turned and he caught her eye, she smiled and it zinged
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    through him.
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    Chemistry. They had it. It made him sort of nervous and
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    excited. Like a teenager.
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    “Hey there, Mary Whaley. You’re looking mighty fi ne today.”
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    As he’d thought, a curl had already won free from the pretty
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    updo. He tugged on it and she sighed.
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    “It never behaves. Once, I had it blown out all straight and
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    sleek. It was so pretty and within half an hour it was already
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    curly again.”
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    He leaned in close. “I kinda dig it that your hair is so 21
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    She laughed, but it was lower than it had been moments
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    before. Husky, full of promise.
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    “What sort of deliciousness did you prepare today? I’m really
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    hungry because I skipped breakfast to have room for your feast.”
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    She blushed and took the elbow he held out for her.
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    “Your brother is really suspicious.”
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    Mary looked up to catch sight of Cal giving them the stink
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    boyfriend and his girlfriend! He was going to give them a look?
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    Puh. Leeze.
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    “Don’t mind him. He’s a dork.”
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    Damien laughed. “He’s your big brother. It’s his job to scare
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    men away from his sister.”
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    Especially ones who looked like this one, Mary wagered. Then
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    again, she bet Cal thought Damien was hot, even if he didn’t like
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    that Damien was lusting after his sister. Cal had good taste.
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    The reception tent was so pretty inside. She headed for the
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    table she’d been told to sit at, not at all surprised to fi nd he’d 10
    been placed right next to her. That Gillian totally kicked butt.
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    He pulled her chair out.
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    “Like I said, your mother did a good job with you.”
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    He ducked his head a