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I only half meant it, of course When none of the I’d spent the rest of the evening wracked with fear, and worry, and guilt

Now, as all three of them jumped down fro parts — I was overjoyed with relief

“Is… Is it—”

“It’s done,” Chase said, scoopingkiss oninto my body There was pure happiness in his eyes The adrenaline of success mixed with relief

Thank God…

Chase practically carriedthe way Together they ransacked the kitchen Whipped up a bunch of leftovers, and heated the that happened

One very ht’s events I was grateful for Noah, and Julian, and especially for his friends They’d done ith him in the past, and it was a testaerous circumstances

I was even more thrilled when they laid the money back on the table All sixteen hundred pounds of it — every last penny we could muster on such short notice

“I thought ere offering this to Killian?” I asked, extreo?”

Julian folded his aro anyway,” he said

“Yeah,” Noah agreed, with a deep chuckle “Trust us”

I hugged the pulled into their laps I was kissed and tickled and hed and — for once, at least — enjoyed the taste of victory

When the plates were cleared, Chase pulled a fresh round of beers froe He twisted the caps off and passed them around

“So… we’re celebrating?” I asked

Four glass bottles clinked together The guys drank theirs in one long, , that amounted to almost half a bottle each