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“I’m sure.” I turned back to Dillon. “And don’t do anything stupid while I’m gone,” I warned him.

He held up both hands. “Me? Never.”

I was disbelieving “Yeah, right.”

I looked to Ryan. “You’ll keep him on a short leash.”

He gave me a wry grin. “I’ll do what I can.”

I paused in front of him and placed my fingers against his cheek, the rough graze of his dark blond stubble against my skin. I leaned in and kissed him, short and hard. “You’ll be okay?”

He nodded. “Yeah.”

“What about me?” Dillon asked.

I grabbed him by the chin and kissed him as well. “Behave yourself.”

“Always.” He gave me that grin I loved, his green eyes sparkling. Dillon drove me insane, but I always enjoyed being around him.

I left them to their work.

Chapter Seventeen

Rue

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KODEE HAD LEFT A COUPLE of hours ago, and I hadn’t really seen the other two. They were in the room with the lock on the door, and I was fairly sure I wasn’t supposed to see what they were doing inside.

Since Kodee had gone, and he was normally the one in charge of cooking, I decided to take the initiative to make dinner, and though my skills were nowhere as good as his, I managed to put together a reasonable pasta dish. The scent of food drew Dillon and Ryan out of the room, but I didn’t miss how Ryan turned and locked the door behind them again and pocketed the key. That was fine with me. I didn’t take it as an insult. I had no interest in their business.

“Hungry?” I asked them.

“Starving.” Dillon dropped himself into a chair at the dining room table.

“You, too?” I looked to Ryan.

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