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"Kade... first, you're going to have to find a way to say the word without sounding like you're going to pass out if you think this is something you might really want. But are you sure? Or do you want this because she’s the one thing you can't have?"

It's a valid question, and it's one he's asked himself a few times now. "I want her. And if that means I need to be the type of guy who commits, I'll be that guy. I've done it before."

"And you almost wrapped your pickup around a tree after nearly joining your father in prison."

"It's different this time."

"Why?"

He pauses, letting himself calm down a little. "Because I think I love her."

"Think?"

Kade knew Drew would ask him that question. And he knows he knows the answer. "No, I don't think I do. I know." His stomach flips. "What the hell happened to me?"

"You found your match. Someone who makes you want everything you swore you'd never want again. But do you really think she's willing to give you another chance?"

That's what Kade's scared of. It took him almost two months to reconcile his feelings, and he knows she's dating this Landry guy. Who does not deserve her in any way. He’s a prick.

"I don't know. I've tried calling her, but she isn't answering. She never avoids my calls. I'm kind of worried."

"Kade..."

"I'm going to drive by her house. Just to check on her."

"That's a bad idea-"

"I'll call you when I know she's okay."

He hangs up and hurries outside to his pickup. She only lives ten minutes from his condo, and the bar they met at sits almost smack dab between their places. And a block away from her work. He looks in the parking lot as he passes for her Benz, but it's not there.

The moment he turns down her street, he spots an unfamiliar SUV in her driveway. Does it belong to Landry? It has to. Or maybe it's Noelle's. Yeah, she seems like the type to drive a big ass vehicle to carry her matching attitude.

A dim light in Jess's bedroom catches his eye, and he sees two shadows. He knows without a doubt one is Jess's, and the other is male. And based on the way they're moving, she's making love to him.

"Son of a bitch!" Kade shouts and hits his steering wheel. "No! No!"

Reaching for his phone, he calls Drew, his hands shaking.

"Is she fine?"

"She's with someone!" he shouts.

"Breathe, Kade," Drew says.

Taking in a deep breath through his nose, he releases it out of his mouth. "I'm tempted to go bang on the damn door."

"That would be stupid."

"That asshat is screwing my girl!"

"She's not your girl, Kade. You let her go, remember? She's moved on."

How can she move on? Just a few months ago, she said she fell for him. Was she lying?

"Kade?"

"How can she move on? She was in love with me. She said she was in love with me."

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