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“Can’t believe that fucker stayed out fishing instead of rushing to the hospital,” Viktor spat. Mason agreed. Asshole was useless as a boyfriend.

“Well, she’s with us now, so she doesn’t have to worry about assholes anymore,” Kade said then turned to Mason. “Do you love her?”

“Of course I do.”

“Then…” Kade broke off and took a deep breath. “Then why not marry her?”

Mason’s mouth dropped open. “Because we’re not ready yet!”

Viktor shook his head. “Mase, are your feelings going to change in a year?”

“Mine won’t, but what if hers do?”

It was a worry that nagged him constantly.

“That girl loves you.”

“I know, it’s just…”

“Just what?” Kade leaned toward him, and Mason took an involuntary step back. He did not want to be puking his guts out later.

“It scares me, okay? I’ve never felt this way about someone before. I’m so protective, I think I get a little overbearing sometimes. She hates it when it comes off sounding like I’m telling her what to do. Reminds her of that fuckwad, Ray.”

“She knows you’re nothing like him.” Viktor clasped his shoulder and shoved him down in the chair opposite Kade. “What you do, you do to protect her. That’s the difference.”

“She’s been harping on me because I won’t let her take an Uber or a taxi.”

“Does she know how dangerous that is?” Viktor did explode this time. He’d grown fond of Jo, since she was his go-to babysitter for the twins.

“That’s what I keep telling her, but all her friends do it.”

“Didn’t you tell me her birthday is next week?”

Mason nodded. “Yeah. I’ve got big plans.”

“I’ll give her one of the KSI SUVs.”

“She’ll never accept it.” Jo would look at it like charity, and she refused to take something she didn’t earn.

“She babysits my kids, Kade’s kids, even for Nikoli and Dimitri on occasion. She needs a reliable vehicle in case of emergency. I’ll play that angle. Surely, she won’t try to talk her way around that.”

“You don’t know her like I do. JoJo is as stubborn as Keith.”

“JoJo?” Kade cocked a brow. “Nickname?”

“Nah, it’s her YouTube handle.”

“I forget she’s into that nonsense too.” Viktor sighed.

“It’s not nonsense. I make more money on my videos in a week than I do here all month.”

That got their attention. “Seriously?”

“Da.” He nodded, smug satisfaction at the look of horror on their faces. Fuckers.

Viktor recovered first. “Is Jo’s show as good as yours?”

“Her channel is better. She has three times the subscribers I do.”

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