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I finally hit a switch so she could see where she was going. "Masyn's room is on the right. Check the dresser-I'm sure there's something in one of the top drawers.""She has her own room?" "More often than not, she stays here on the weekends." "And you're sure she won't mind me wearing her swimsuit? That's kind of personal-like sharing panties.""If she cares, I'll buy her a new one. Your other options are swimming in your bra and underwear...or nothing at all. Take your pick." We didn't have to get in the pool, but the cool water and a beer called my name. After a day like this, there was no place I'd rather be. And since Peyton didn't argue or take me up on another suggestion, I went with it."I'll see what she has."That's what I thought. "I'm going to put on some shorts. Meet me in the kitchen once you've changed."I closed the door behind me and went to my room. Early June was the perfect time for swimming at night. The water was warm, the air wasn't sweltering, an
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"I don't think most families are like yours."She flipped over onto her back and kicked her feet to move her body through the water in graceful, swanlike motions. "More are like mine than you'd think.""Then you definitely need to move out of the city and find your tribe.""I have a tribe. I don't have a village." She'd moved back into the shallow end of the pool less than three feet from me. Peyton stood, and the white bikini top left absolutely nothing to the imagination.My dick stirred in my shorts. I hadn't thought this through. At all. "You want a beer? I don't have any wine." I needed a breather, and cold air would kill any chance of my admiral standing to salute. "No, thanks. I need to be able to drive back to the hotel."To keep from embarrassing myself, I turned around first, then I stood and pulled my shorts away from my body. They clung to me the same way that bikini did on Peyton's curves. Just as I'd predicted, once I got inside, the air-conditioning squashed
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I snatched another beer while I was inside. When I returned and sat next to her, I pulled up an image of the wild fig trees in South Africa near Echo Caves. "Looks like an ordinary fruit tree, right?" I was about to get all philosophical-not really my cup of tea, but this was one thing I firmly believed. I'd heard it years ago, and it had stuck with me."I suppose. I don't see a lot of those in the city.""Point is, it doesn't look like anything great. I mean it's a big tree, but what you see above the surface isn't what makes that tree so different from any other. To anyone who doesn't have knowledge of just how special it is, it looks like any other tree."She nodded, even though the confusion in her expression indicated she didn't have a clue where I was going with this. "Roots. That's what makes it extraordinary."Her brow quirked and her head tilted to the side. "Most trees have root systems that spread out like a fan under the dirt." I talked with my hands to indica
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"I hear you had an eventful night." Beau's shit-eating grin had me concerned."No clue what you heard or who you heard it from. I went home.""Yeah, with Peyton.""You knew that. You watched me leave with her, moron." Beau hadn't even let me get out of the truck at Ty's house before he bombarded me. As tempted as I was to accidentally shove the door into him when I hopped down, I refrained and glared instead."Yes, however, you didn't mention a night-time swimming excursion under the stars."I slammed the door behind me. "You sound like a travel agent. Don't you have something other than me to worry about? Like a lawsuit.""Yeah, that's being taken care of, and since I now have no life of my own, I'm interested in yours.""Don't be. Nothing happened.""There's a pissed-off brunette who disagrees." He nudged his head toward Ty's house where Masyn stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at me."Oh, that's rich. She's ticked? Did she mention who brought her by my ho
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Ty set his beer on the workbench and stepped to the door Masyn escaped through to yell, "Masyn, get your ass out here.""Jesus, Ty. Leave her alone." I should have kept my damn mouth shut. I wasn't any better than Beau."Nah, fuck that. She doesn't need to be anywhere near that cum stain. And where the hell were you, Lee?"The door burst open with a fiery Masyn blowing through it just as I said, "Since when is it my job to babysit?"Without turning away from his sister, he answered me. "Kindergarten. Own it." Then he lit into her. "Why the hell would you be alone with Toby fucking Hayes-ever?"She glared at me-not Beau-assuming I'd given Ty the insider information. I had, but that was beside the point. Beau could do no wrong. "I hate you, Lee.""You do not. You're just mad that I was with Peyton. Next time one of our friends stands his bride up at the altar, I'll make sure to keep you around to handle phone calls and deal with nosy guests."Beau raised his brow and stated
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"You should give her a call." Ty never made much sense-not when it came to advice and women. In one breath, he'd tell me I was responsible for his sister, and in the next, that I needed to dip my stick in any oilcan whose cap I could get off. If he had any inkling of what I dreamed about doing to his sister, he'd draw and quarter me. "I thought we were here to fix an alternator. Did I miss a memo?" I asked. "Nah, I'm just fucking with you, Lee. Enjoy this shit while you can. Once you walk down that aisle or bring a kid into the world, the days of freedom are in the past."Ty could say what he wanted about freedom and missing the past. There wasn't a woman on this planet he'd trade Donna for, and those kids were his world. He was a family man and always had been. As a kid, it was his siblings and parents. When he got married, the protective vibe shifted to Donna, although he still kept close tabs on Masyn-not that he needed to. She never did anything other than hang out with
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I'd searched for Masyn after I left Ty's house last night. Every place I could think of that she might be was a miss. No one had seen her, and she hadn't gone home-I dreaded hearing what rumors got stirred up about my frantic search for her. It was too much to hope that she'd gone to my house to wait for me to show up. I gave up around eleven, knowing I'd see her in the morning at work, although trying to sleep was as fruitless as my search for Masyn. I tossed and turned all night worrying about her. In all the years I'd known her, I'd never seen her act like this about anything. She went with the flow, regardless of who was involved-the more, the merrier. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out what her aversion to Peyton was. There was no way she was jealous, and I refused to believe Beau's theory might hold water, because if it were true, then I had bigger fish to fry than Peyton Holstein. The time clock glowed when I punched in a little before six. My shift didn't start for an
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Beau's BMW sat in my driveway when I pulled up. He leaned against the hood with his cellphone in his hand. I wondered if he'd ever considered having it surgically attached to his palm."Hey, man. What are you doing here?""Other than arguing with Felicity? Nothing much. Didn't have much going on, so I thought I'd stop by and see what you were up to." "Supposed to get together with Peyton, although you already knew that."He tried to act surprised and failed miserably. "Oh yeah, I forgot." Liar. "What are you two doing?""No clue. You're welcome to tag along." I walked by him and opened the front door. "Remind me why you lock this place up..."We lived in a small town where crime was non-existent. This was the type of town where neighbors shot people for being in places they weren't supposed to be, and then asked questions afterward. There was no threat to my house or my belongings; I just didn't feel the need to encourage uninvited visitors. "Are you still talking?"H
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