Fight For Me
go away.”
    “ I'm ignoring you
anyway.”
    “ Me, you can ignore. Six
and half feet of muscled white man at your house? Honey, you can't
ignore that.”
    “ I can sure
try.”
    ~ *~
    D ylan sucked in a breath.
Cassidy looked amazing in a dress the color of the walls in his
room, her hair piled atop her head. “You look good enough to
eat.”
    “ You clean up well,
yourself,” she replied with a smile. Her voice was husky, lusty,
and he shot a thank you heavenward. Maybe she wasn't going to
ignore the heat between them tonight.
    I f they didn't have to be
at her parent's house in half an hour, she'd find herself tossed on
a bed, his arm be damned. “You okay driving the Bronco?”
    “ I've been driving it all
week,” she replied with a tight smile. She bent to slide her feet
into high-heeled sandals and let out a sigh. “We need to buy a new
car.”
    H e was distracted by her
amazing backside covered by soft fabric and almost missed her use
of “we”. Instead of pointing it out, he merely used her words,
“What should we buy?”
    “ I loved Blue, so I might
just replace her.”
    “ You do whatever makes you
happy, darlin'. I'll be able to drive soon.”
    S he turned, her smile
bright. “I hope so.”
    “ Tired of chauffeuring me
around?”
    “ I know you hate being
confined.”
    S he was right, but he
didn't want to travel this road of conversation. “We're gonna be
late, darlin'.”
    ~ *~
    “ Can you believe Mason
picked out these dresses?” Camryn Everett exclaimed when she saw
her older sister.
    C assidy ran a hand down
the celery colored chiffon dress held up by one floral strap over
her left shoulder. Her bubbly baby sister was dressed to match, her
auburn hair twisted into an elegant updo. “I helped.”
    “ Of course you did,” Cam
said through a giggle. “I should've guessed with the
color.”
    “ Kat likes green, too!”
Cassidy protested.
    “ Yeah, but it's your
favorite color.”
    H er little sister might be
onto something there. She'd just opened her mouth to spit out a
pithy retort when she heard a car door slam, and she peeked at her
phone screen. Mason was punctual—the bride and groom had arrived.
Cam was around the corner like a shot. “Kat! Come back here with
Cass and Mom and me!”
    M om? Mom wasn't with them,
Cassidy thought with a shrug. She let Cam be the welcoming
committee, staying hidden until she heard Kat put the pieces
together, ending with a breathless, “Wait... Just wait,” before she
made her way from behind the house, flanking Kat on the opposite
side of her sister. “Nope, no time for waiting. You don't want to
be late for your own wedding, do you?”
    “ I hate being late,” Kat
replied quickly. Her black hair whipped around her when she turned
to face to Cassidy, eyes wide with shock. “What?”
    “ Oh, there's a party
tonight, but first there's a wedding!” Cam exclaimed.
    C assidy held back a laugh
when Kat's bright blue eyes widened even further. “Oh my
God.”
    ~ *~
    D ylan limped into the room
Charles Everett indicated to find Mason and Caleb laughing. “I'm
here,” he announced unnecessarily.
    “ Don't look so happy,
Black. Seeing as I owe my life to you and all, I wanted you to
stand up there with me.”
    He understood that, and he was happy to do
it, but he'd rather face down another crazy woman than spend the
next six hours in a monkey suit. “A tux, Everett? I could've
handled a suit, or, hell, a uniform...” he trailed off. What good
was complaining? He was already wearing the damn thing, anyway.
    “ You'll never have to wear it again,” Mason
promised.
    “ This is supposed to make me feel better?” Dylan muttered,
causing Caleb to sputter with laughter.
    The doctor's eyes narrowed as he turned to
Dylan. “How's physical therapy coming?”
    “ Bullets tear muscle,” Dylan answered. “Muscles heal.” He felt
the weight of the other man's gaze and wondered what he was
thinking. Considering the last time they'd seen each other,

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