Page 35 of Shattered Dreams

“And that’s how she found douchebag.”

“Pretty much.” I dropped my head back. “I figure maybe one day she’ll let me in on whatever made her leave.”

“You still want her?”

“It’s always been her for me.”

“Even with those five?”

Turning my head, I glared at my brother through the dark. “What the fuck, Coop?”

He held up a hand. “Hey. Some guys don’t want to play daddy to another man’s spawn.”

“I’ll give you that.” I relaxed. “Lucky for her, I ain’t one of those guys.”

We sat in the dark nursing our beers until we heard Jeremy come in. Cooper looked my way and cackled. “Let’s go find an old movie and crash in Jeremy’s space.”

Laughing, I clinked my bottle against his and together we went inside.

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