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Shit Not what I wanted to deal with right now

"Letdown off the counter and reaching for her panties Her angry brotherhim ruin this for me

I took her panties from her hands and bent down to put them on her Once I had them pulled up and in place I did the same with her jeans She cooperated silently When I fastened her bra I finally allowed h clothes now that I could focus

There was a softness there I hadn’t seen before I wanted to keep her right here, locked away from everyone else in this moment She slipped her ar a kiss to her cheek

Then I quickly grabbed my jeans and jerked them on and pulled my shirt on over h her tangled hair until I had it looking as if she hadn’t just been coo," I told her and opened the door so she could step out

"Maybe you should stay in here," she said quietly

I shook my head I wasn’t scared of the cowboy "Hell, no"

Harlow let out a sigh and alked intoby the , but he was facing us

"Not sure why this surprises lared at me

"You don’t understand It wasn’t justit wasere," Harlow stuttered

"I screwed so her trust back"

Mase snarled "No, you’re fucking her in the damn bathroom on a plane"

I took a step toward hirabbed my arm "You don’t understand, Mase"

He raised his eyebrows, then took another sip of his coffee "You’re a grooman If you want toue

"Don’t say things like that You don’t understand But you’re right I’rooman, and as much as I love you this isn’t your business"

Mase sree with that"

Harlow moved this time "You will not tell Dad any of this We aren’t kids"

Mase took another long drink of his coffee "Easy, tiger I’ure it out himself First, we just have to find his sorry ass"

Harlow

Grant had taken a seat on the couch and pulled me down beside him with his arm wrapped firmly around my shoulders while he talked to Mase as if ht us in the bathrooht went quickly, but then Grant had keptportion of the trip When we arrived in Vegas, Grant tookand we headed to the limo that Dean had sent to pick us up I didn’t have to ask to know they were at the Hard Rock It was their favorite place to stay in Vegas I preferred the Venetian

Grant slid in behind h that our bodies touched froh Mase sat across from us and there was plenty of rooh He was determined to stay close to me

"You called him since we landed?" Mase asked as he leaned back and stretched his legs in front of him

I quickly pulled outthree ti," I said

"He’s an ass I can’t believe we came out here to look for our forty-five-year-old father This is ridiculous," Mase grumbled

I knew Mase didn’t respect Dad He held him to the level of his stepfather and that was unfair Dad was a rock star He was a legend His world was different You had to take into account that if he wanted soive it to hiet defensive Grant reached over and squeezed my hand It felt as if I had an ally Someone who understood No one really understoodthat so As if I wasn’t alone

"Yeah, he is Lucky us," Mase replied, staring out the

Grant’s hand tightened on me and he pulled me closer to hiht noas giving in to it

My phone rang, startling all of us, and I fumbled with it to see it was only Dean

"Hello," I said, hoping he was about to tell me Dad was back at the hotel

"Have you landed?"

"Yes, we’re on our way to the hotel," I replied