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"Language," Cannon cautioned without any heat

He doffed an iies, ma’am"

Yvette didn’t understand She looked between the each other?"

"So he says" Cannon knew bluster when he saw it, and Justice ht it’d be an easy win, but he wasn’t a dummy He’d have his work cut out for him "How set is it?" he asked Justice

"Carved in stone Matchh You should be getting a call today" Sotto voce, he said in an aside to Yvette, "Hope you don’t expect him to stay this pretty, ’cause I plan tohair spilling over her shoulder "You’re awfully big How ive or a take a few"

She tipped her head the other way, studying Justice "Are you as fast as Cannon?"

Justice tugged on one ear "Probably"

Her slow sh Yvette would never say it "You look like a striker How’s your ground gareat, huh?" She rin went crooked as he slanted a look at Cannon "Daa

"I’m workin’ on it I’m workin’ on it" He turned back to Ar--"

"Quick?" Yvette raised her brows "Is that your fight name, Armie?"

The way his ears went red had both Cannon and Justice guffawing

"It is," Justice confided, "but not because of his quick knockouts"

Cannon gave her a one-ar "It’s mostly a joke--"

"Co old"

"--carried over from his youth when he was a little too quick on the draith the ladies"

"One lady, damn it" Armie threw up his arms "And I made it up to her later!"

Confused, Yvette looked at each man in turn "I don’t understand"