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"Did she used to be in the army?" Shelby asked idly

"It sounds like it"

They waited in line Charlie took one look at him and pointed to her left "Go with the muscle It’s macho work and should make you happy"

"Yes, roup of wo"

"Isn’t your process a little sexist?" Shelby asked

"Yes Do you see that as a proble"

Kipling went over to join several other reeted Gideon, one of the partners at The Man Cave Carter, Gideon’s son, ith hiuys today"

Kipling did his best not to react to the nicknaer deserved "I see that I?"

"Good Too early for ured that for auntil the early hours of theon giving back to the co with the core group is biological That it’s a need in all pri had only uess she was probably the smartest person any of them had ever interacted with He wondered how she and Gideon had hooked up in the first place They seemed so different Of course there were people ould probably be surprised that of all the single women in town, Destiny was the one to capture his attention

Attraction was always interesting and so about Destiny ht?" he asked Carter

The teen nodded "My second summer I’ve been a buddy to a bunch of new kids It’s pretty cool"

"Do you know Starr Mills?"

"Sure We hang out so, but we’ve had a few classes together"

"Good She’s new, and I know her sister is worried about her fitting in"

Carter nodded "Yeah,good"

"Checking on the kid sister?" Gideon’s expression turned knowing "Whatever it takes,could respond, they were called to the trucks that would take therounds Gideon walked with hi what?" Kipling asked

"Co well Business is steady Why?"

Gideon shrugged "I hear things Jo’s Bar is pretty close"