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Stryker snorted. “Yeah, man, I got that from the context clues.”

“Very loud sex,” Nasario added.

“Siezman is a screamer,” Adam added.

They were crazier than he was!

“What about Notel?” Adam asked.

“At the market,” Nasario replied.

“Gammer?” Adam questioned.

“He went to have lunch with his mate,” Nasario said.

“Loma? Luma?” Adam demanded.

“At the office.” Nasario was smirking now.

“But I want to have a party!” Adam shouted. “I need my minions!”

Stryker placed his hand on Adam’s shoulder. “It wouldn’t be much of a party without Gavin. Maybe we could set something up for another time.”

“Fine.” Adam’s shoulders slumped. “I guess I can show you around some.”

“I’d really like that,” Stryker responded with a smile. He was pretty sure that he’d just avoided something that would have gotten him in loads of trouble.

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Gavin

Gavin knew when he was being given the runaround. And the boys weren’t even doing a good job of it. He stomped up the back steps and paused on the deck. Crossing his arms over his chest, he waited.

From the top of the playset, Bryce, Nate, and Ansley were trying badly to peek down at him. Logan was asleep under his favorite tree, and Mason was chopping wood for the firepit as Levi drooled over him.

That left…and there they were now.

The back door opened and Lawson and Sam tiptoed out. Literally tried to tiptoe.

They froze as they spotted Gavin.

“Uh-oh.” Lawson tried to backstep.

“Shit! I mean—” Sam glanced around frantically.

“Hello, boys,” Gavin drawled. “Do you have something to tell me?”

“No!” Lawson and Sam said in unison.

“What’s going on?” Drake asked as he followed behind the boys. “Gavin?”

Gavin lifted a brow at the two troublemakers in front of him.

“Sam?” Shawn rose from the chair where he’d been talking with Axel and Trevor. “What’s going on?”

Sam started to squirm.

This was too easy.

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