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“Seriously?”

“We’re committed to each other, right?”

Amena leaned across the seat, wrapping her arms around my neck in a tight hug.

I put the car in park in front of her building downtown, a slew of photographers stood around, and I blew out a breath of annoyance.

“Are you sure about moving in together?”

“More than you know.” I shut the door behind her, grasped her by the left hand, and escorted her through the crowd. A few photographers yelled out rude comments, which we ignored.

“Laikin! Can we get a picture?” Amena joked. I slapped her on the ass.

“Get done what you need to do and later we can do dinner.”

Amena stood on her tippy toes, wrapping her arms around my waist. “Give me a kiss.”

“What if we take a vacation?”

Tenderness glowed in her eyes. “Where? Don’t you race soon?”

“I do, but we can take a quick trip, Kayne, Brett, and our parents.”

“A family trip.”

I gazed fiercely at her, ready to take her . “A family trip.”

Amena’s phone rang, and she checked the name before answering. “I need to take this call, call me later.”

I picked up her hand, pressed a kiss to it, then left so she could get her work done.

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The bar was crowded, and I raised my head at the guard, who allowed me to enter. A few faces sparkled when I strolled by and walked up next to Brett and Kash.

Brett held a hand up for a dap and shake. The bartender walked to the edge and placed a menu in front of me.

“A bottle of water is fine.”

He gave me a sideways glance. “What’s so important you had us meet you here?” Brett chugged the bottle.

“I asked Amena to move in with me.”

Kash and Brett choked on their drink.

“That’s fast.”

“To you, but we have years between us.”

Kash’s smile tugged at his lips. “Amena’s good for you.”

“Thanks, Kash.”

“As long as my sister is happy, I have no complaints.”

“Cool because I already got the movers going to her condo to get things started.” A mischievous grin pinned to my mouth.

His eyebrows furrowed as he frowned. “Any news from Callie lately?”

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