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apartment with his cousin. He had no idea I knew all this. But I did. I was doing everything I could to prove to him that he could tell me his plans. I would be okay. It was time he lived his life and stopped holding my hand.
                  “I didn’t mean to…” Becca’s voice broke into my thoughts and I realized she thought my quietness was because of her mentioning Josh.
                  I smiled, “It’s okay to say his name. I don’t want to pretend he didn’t exist. I can hear his name now and not fall apart. Josh was the biggest part of my life for eighteen years. I like remembering things about him,” I assured her and reached out to squeeze her shoulder.
                  “He was awesome that game. We were the ones picked to lose and he dominated that field. He showed all those college scouts that the hot shot quarterback Hayden Morris wasn’t so big and bad after all.”
                  Becca’s smile was sad. “Yeah, he did , didn’t he? Why didn’t he take that scholarship to South Carolina for football?”
                  My chest tightened. I wasn’t ready for that just yet. Shaking my head , I straightened up from my relaxed stance. “Because he said life was more than football. He wanted his life to mean something more.”
                  That was all I could manage. I turned and walked out t he door. I needed a moment.  I thought back to that day he’d left for boot camp and I’d cried my eyes out begging him not to join the army.  I had promised him I would go to South Carolina with him. We wouldn’t have to be apart and he’d be safe. Away from guns and bombs.

 
Chapter Four
     
    Cage
     
                  I knew enough about country music to know that it was George Strait’s voice singing over the speakers.  Becca Lynn’s hand squeezed mine as she walked beside me toward the big ass fire they had going. T he moonlight was the only other light out here in the woods. The small area was crowded with unfamiliar faces. A couple of them I wouldn’t mind getting to know a little better.  A flirty little brunette flashed me a teasing smile before pressing her nice size d chest against the arm of the guy she was holding onto.
                  I surveyed the rest of the crowd . I still wasn’t sure I was going to be doing anything with Becca Lynn tonight. I couldn’t make up my mind. I just had a feeling she was going to be the kind you couldn’t get rid of after the one- nighter . There were a few other options out here in the dark. My mind went to Eva and I wondered if she’d be here. This probably wasn’t her scene. I doubted Eva Brooks went to bonfires at night. But damned if the idea of getting her snobby little ass pressed up against a tree didn’t sound real good. She might be a bitch but she was so fucking sexy it didn’t even matter.  I’d have to keep reminding myself that she was off limits. I had too much riding on her daddy liking me to get too attached to the idea of getting her out of her panties.
                  “Let me go get you that beer,” Becca said , reminding me she was beside me.
                  “Thanks,” I replied , smiling down at her.
                  “Here comes Jeremy and Eva. You can talk to them while I’m gone,” she beamed then turned to hurry toward the large coolers full of ice sitting as far away from the fire as possible. Of course, Eva had shown up with the boyfriend that didn’t suit her at all. She needed someone who could show her how to loosen up. Good ‘ole Jeremy wasn’t that guy.
                  “Hey man, Becca dragged you out h ere tonight, huh? ” Jeremy said in an amused tone as he stopped beside me.
                  “Yeah. I thought I’d check out t he night life around this place, ” I replied , shifting my eyes from Jeremy to Eva. She wasn’t looking at me