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The only thing that had helped ease e that I didn’t have Jagger or Grey’s cars to rely on any less and less often, I needed soe would probably have made it a require forot to the warehouse and carried him inside But I froze when I was unexpectedly bombarded with screaratulations!"

Keith jerked awake from the unexpected noise, and scra in the main room of the warehouse

Heat crept up my neck and into my cheeks as I looked from my brother and his wife to Grey’s parents, and to Knox and Harlow

The only person not watching er, but that didn’t surpriseand after the court hearing, he hadn’t spoken to me once that week He and Grey had sootten back from Seattle, and every tier ell and truly pissed off had radiated frohtly

Grey walked up to"I didn’t think you’d be here yet"

"I didn’t knoasn’t supposed to be here," I whispered, thenat ht you’d be another twenty minutes or so Graham and Deacon are still on their way" Her eyes narrowed on"You’d think after working at Mama’s, you’d be a little bit better with attention"

"That’s different They look atto each other"

She sighed slowly "Well, just breathe After they all tell you they’re happy for you, they’ll talk to each other Okay?" She stepped away fros from Harlow and Knox, and tried not to sho uncome from behind, and said, "This is such a special day, honey We’re so happy for you It’s been a long ti"

I looked over my shoulder and sent her a shaky sger

"Probably would’ve been even longer if the judge had asked about your current relationship"

My gaze snapped over to hi of his beer My brow furrowed "What?"

"Jagger," Grey hissed

"What is that supposed to estured toward the door with his bottle, as if Deacon would be there "You honestly think the judge wouldn’t have hesitated if he knew about you and Deacon? For fuck’s sake, Charlie, even Grahaether His best friend is warning us to get you away from him"

Shock hit me like a punch to the chest at that piece of news, but I couldn’t react to it I couldn’t believe Jagger was doing this, andthis in front of other people

I eyed the bottle of beer in his hand, and wanted to snatch it away, but I couldn’tthis to me now if he hadn’t been then I’d known that he was upset But when Jagger got that angry with ht up as bothering him And ays had those conversations in private