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Mei leaned into my arm.
I met her gaze. “A little much?”
She blinked.
If I hadn’t known better, I’d have sworn she understood—and appreciated my empathy.
A fat drop of rain hit my hand.
“Oh crap.” Carter gazed upward. “Right. Piss-poor timing.
Byron touched the tip of his fedora. “I suggested it might rain.”
“Yeah.” He rolled his eyes. “But you also love when my hair gets frizzy.”
Cody wagged his finger. “Demetrius has the same complaint, and Jai has the same response.”
“How are they doing?”
Byron cleared his throat as more raindrops fell. “Perhaps you can schedule a catch-up another time? I don’t want three wet dogs stinking up my car.”
Carter stood, then pressed a kiss to his husband’s cheek. “I know that you don’t care. That said, Sheffield doesn’t enjoy rain.”
In fact, the dog was already trying to head back the way they’d come.
“Can we offer you a lift?” Byron met Cody’s gaze. “I mean, you might have a car around here or…” He scrunched his nose. “I don’t even know where you’re going.”
“Back to the condo.” Cody stood as well, even as he gave Rosebud more scritches.
“Well, then we have to drive you.”
As I stood, Carter looped his arm in mine.
I was stunned speechless.
He grinned. “I need to warn you about a little quirk of Cody—”
“Hey!” Cody stuck his nose in the air—clearly indignant.
Only to have a raindrop hit his nose.
“Fuck.”
“Sensitive ears.” Byron gave him a look.
This time, I laughed. I met Carter’s gaze. “Tell me everything.”
Something told me I’d just made two new friends.
Chapter Sixteen
Cody
“Talk about opposites attract.” Lorcan dried his hair with a towel.
Despite the ride from Carter and Byron, we’d wound up pretty drenched. The skies opened up a good hundred yards from the car, and even running hadn’t saved us from the worst.
Then we’d shared the back seat with three tethered—and very wet—dogs.
