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“You fixed it? You got her back?” Reece says loudly,excitedly.

“I did, but she seems to be on the fence about where she’s supposed to beliving.”

I gape at him, hardly believing myears.

“With us, Dad. Make sure you tell her she’s supposed to be living with us,” Aidansays.

He gives me a look, and I do my best to glare inreturn.

“I’ll make sure to let her know,” he says, grinning from ear toear.

“You are such a brat!” Iwhisper.

“Is thather?”

Dammit. How did they hearthat?

“Do you boys have bat hearing orsomething?”

“Christine, please. We want you to live with us. We need a woman’stouch!”

“Aidan Simpson you didnotjust saythat!”

“What? You know it’strue.”

Andy chuckles. “Thank you, boys, you did yourjob.”

“So, you’ll move in?” Reece asks, so much hope in his voice I have a hard time not just saying yes to him and givingin.

“Your dad and I need to discuss it,but…”

“Make it happen,Dad!”

“How about your dad and I figure everything out, and we’ll be over with supper in a littlebit?”

“With your stuff,” Aidan says withauthority.

“Let’s just take things one day at a time, shallwe?”

“Fine. But, Christine, we want you to know… we’re more stubborn than you are. And, we’re willing to playdirty.”

“Reece!” I cry out his name, appalled. I tsk. “I swear. It’s always the quiet ones you have to watch outfor.”

“Yeah, you’ve told me that a time or two. It would be easier to watch out for me if you lived with us, youknow.”

I gasp. Totally walked into thatone.

“You do play dirty,” I say, narrowing my eyes at their father. Who is… still naked. And completely unashamed about it, too. In fact, I’m pretty sure he’s… yep. He’s hard. As in, standing at attention, pointing in my directionhard.

Ohmy.

My eyes seem to have lost their focus. Or gained it, depending on which way you look at it. I can’t tear them away fromhim.

“See you soon, guys! We’ll clear some space in Dad’s closet!” Aidan hollers before they hangup.

“Clearly, your sons get their tactics from you. That was low, Andy. How am I supposed to say no tothem?”

“Kind of thepoint.”

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