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"Always are," Ben replied, and cleared his throat when he realized he was openly flirting with oing now and let them know Jess wasn’t involved"

"You do that, and I’ll see you later," Momma said, and her heels clicked as she stepped back from the doorway

"Later," Ben called out, and the door closed I heard the latch click into place, and I turned off the shower and opened the door All the doors in this house opened to the living room

"Thank you," I said sied and waved her hand "Just be glad it was Ben He’s easy to work If it had been David or Rooster, I’d have had to show theet theuilt froet me out of trouble settled in my stomach "I’ into her room "Don’t be Solad you did it" Then she closed her bedrooed at irlfriends in et close to me But my momma, she really was my best friend

JASON

Two days later, I was still thinking about the truck-bashing blonde She was so in the corner of ured right now she didn’t need the evidence on her

Chuckling, I shook et aith vandalism That so wasn’t me But it made me smile Guess I needed a little action in o see if I could catch her at hoive her back that bat, and I wanted to see her again It was a good excuse

I walked down the stairs in my brother’s suirlfriend, Sadie, walked in I had known they were co the your party"

"You know me, it’s a wild one Hope you can handle it," I replied

Jax shook his head and laughed "Yeah, is it sad that I wish there was some truth to that"

Sadie pinched Jax’s arnore him I think you’re perfect just like you are No need for wild parties"

My brother’s girlfriend was beautiful in the head-turning kind of way She had the kind of body and face you saw plastered on irl and wanted nothing to do with the spotlight She loved Jax and had learned to get over people splashing her face everywhere in theattention to herself Which was iirl drew attention everywhere she went

"Thanks, Sadie You can drop the rock-star life anytime you want and come live the simple, ordinary one with

"Hands off, bro," he said, reaching for Sadie’s arm "Not funny"

That never ceased to entertain me Jax had never had insecurities Even before he becauy look at Sadie, and he went all territorial It crackedsilly," Sadie said, frowning at hiretful That was even funnier

"Don’t be mad," he said

Sadie looked back at et-together tonight I want to see everyone, and since we’re only here two days, it would be easier if we just had the gang here" She beamed up at me

Hell, Sadie wasn’t mine, but she was hard to say no to I was pretty sure if she s "Sure," I replied

Jax rolled his eyes at me, like he wasn’t a complete sucker when it cao uests," Jax told Sadie as he pressed a kiss to her cheek and started toward the kitchen

"I already called and talked to Ms Mary She’s prepared," Sadie called after him Ms Mary ran the staff and the kitchen here Once, Sadie had worked for Ms Mary, so she knew her well That was how Jax had ht, and I’ht it hard

Jax stopped and turned around to give her the sazines everywhere labeled as lethally sexy "Then why don’t you help me to my room to unpack?"

I saw Sadie’s cheeks turn red, and she pressed her lips together to keep fro "Okay, if you need help"

Jax walked back over to her "Lots of help You have no idea how o to your roo to throw ice water on you both," I told therinned at me "See you later," he said as he held Sadie’s hand and led her up the stairs

I decided going out to the beach and out of this house for a while was the best idea Not sure how

Five hours later, voices were getting louder downstairs as I stood inout over the front yard I knew I needed to go downstairs Jax would want me there But those weren’t my friends It wasn’t that I didn’t like them--I did I just didn’t really know them Then there was the matter of Preston Drake