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and he doesn’t care if we drink.” Bull knew he spoke the truth. Red was adamant that no one hold back because of him. It didn’t make him uncomfortable and, in a lot of ways, he proved to everyone that it was possible to have a good time without alcohol. Not that they were raging drunks before, and they weren’t holding back out of deference for him, but they’d both noticed that their friends had seemed to gradually cut back.
    “It is a good idea, but it doesn’t have to be a pub crawl.” Owen waved a hand in the air dismissively. “I need to talk to Javi, not you. He and I will come up with just the right thing. I’m thinking the Saturday before, so keep your calendars clear and be ready to party.”
    The front door slammed shut below and Bull looked at his watch. He and Red agreed that after they spoke to Owen and Javier separately that they would meet up to tell the others. “That’s probably Red and Javi. We were going to make the big announcement after we talked to you guys.”
    Owen nodded and gestured toward the door. “You invite the sisters?”
    “Of course. Last thing I need is for either one of them to hear it from someone else.” They both shuddered at the thought. “Hey, Owen?”
    Owen pulled his bedroom door shut and followed him toward the stairs. “Yeah?”
    “You ever been asked out on a date?” The question of what Chris was waiting for intrigued him. Physically, the boy was a force to be reckoned with, but what was he emotionally? As far as Bull knew, Chris was fifteen when his step-father started beating him, eighteen when he went to jail, and twenty when he went to the FTR. In the three years since, Bull had never once seen him with a man. Never heard of him going on a date. It was entirely possible that Chris had no clue how to move a relationship forward. Hell, it was entirely possible he was a virgin. Where Owen needed Chris’s strength, Chris just might need Owen’s experience.
    “Uh, sure?” Owen looked at him like he had two heads.
    “Huh. I wonder if Chris has.” Bull saw the realization hit Owen like a sledgehammer and hoped he had the wherewithal to be what Chris needed. He’d bet his last paycheck that Chris was hoping the same thing.

Chapter 5
    Will they just give you kids at Disney?
    “According to the Florida clerk of the courts website, we can get our license in any county and get married in any county, not just the one that issued the license.” Red was sprawled out between Bull’s legs on the couch, the laptop perched on his thighs so they could both see the screen, but he knew Bull had reached his limit. With his head back and his eyes closed, he looked more tired than Red had ever seen him. Their plan to call the rest of the guest list personally was preempted when the phone started ringing at dawn and didn’t stop until Bull shut all the ringers off. The old biddy network must have been burning up after making the announcement at Saul’s house the night before, because those not in attendance weren’t content to wait for an invite. The only ones still not in the loop were Tommy and Craig, but they were both too exhausted to make that call. “So we don’t have to make a special trip to Orlando, we can do it right here in Miami. Do we want to take the four hour pre-marital course? Supposedly we’ll learn how to communicate, work through conflicts, and increase our chances of having a fulfilling, lasting marriage. Oh, and we’ll make a blueprint as a guide for our marriage. What the hell does that even mean? Anyway, it’ll save us like thirty bucks.”
    Bull chuckled, but didn’t open his eyes. “I think we’re good and, at this point, does thirty bucks matter?”
    “I guess not.” Red shrugged and continued clicking around. “There are more emails here from Paul and the DJ and…”
    “Just stop for a few minutes.” Bull tugged the laptop out of his hands and rested it on the coffee table. “We both need a break.”
    When Bull started