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Jax takes a swig of his beer. “Hey, if one of them winds up being my mate, I definitely won’t be complaining. Some of them are smokin’ hot.”

“Oh yeah?” Theo asks, finishing his beer and sliding it to the center of the table. “Any specific girls in mind?”

Jax shrugs. “I’ve got my eye on a few.”

Theo grins, then turns to me. “What about you, Gray?”

I nearly choke on my beer again. All of the guys glance in my direction, but I just shake my head.

“While you’re all checking them out, someone has to do the actual training.”

Theo gives me a knowing smirk but moves on. “Brock, Reid?” he asks.

Both of them shake their heads.

“I’m surrounded by liars,” Theo mutters, grinning.

He throws up his hand to beckon Kelly back over. After a moment, she makes her way to our table again.

“Another round, boys?” Kelly asks, placing her hand on my shoulder. She’s a nice girl, but she’s too damn forward.

“Not for me,” I say, polishing off my beer and sliding it onto the table.

“Aw, c’mon, Gray,” Theo urges. “Just one more.”

I knew this would happen. He knows I only agreed to come for one, but one always turns into two. I don’t have the energy to argue with him tonight, so I just heave a sigh.

“Fine,” I say. “Just one more.”

CHAPTER TEN

Fallon

“I can’t believe they’re actually giving us a day off!” Vienna squeals, rifling through the little closet at the end of her bunk. “How about this one?” She pulls out a skimpy red dress and holds it up in front of her.

I nod my head in approval. “Definitely that one.”

Vienna grins from ear to ear, trotting by me to head into the locker room to change.

When we heard that we’d have the day off tomorrow, all of the recruits were ecstatic. We’ve been training hard all week, so we’ve definitely earned a reprieve. Vienna invited Boyd, Davis, and I to come out with her and her friend Hannah. Apparently Hannah is from Goldenleaf, the town near the squad complex, and said that the squad usually goes out to a bar there on Saturday nights to let loose.

I guess good news travels fast, because Brooke showed up in the recruit barracks soon after, asking if I was going out. I’m so excited to get to spend some time with her. Even though it has only been a week, it feels like we haven’t seen each other in ages.

Vienna skips out of the locker room in the red dress and does a little twirl. She looks amazing- it’s a strapless bodycon dress that hugs her curves. I definitely need to step my game up.

“You look great!” I exclaim, flashing her a smile. I glance down at the dirty t-shirt and shorts that I’m still wearing and sigh. “Ugh. I don’t have anything to wear.”

“You can wear something of mine!” Vienna offers, heading back to her closet and rifling through the garments again.

“I’m like a foot taller than you,” I mutter, following her.

She pulls out a black dress and shoves it in my direction. “Here. This one’s a little long on me.”

I side-eye the dress, thinking to myself that there’sno wayit’s going to cover my ass. I glance back to Vienna skeptically, but she looks determined. I heave another sigh and take the dress from her, heading to the locker room to try it on.

When I emerge a few minutes later, Boyd whistles in approval. “Hot damn!” he calls out, tossing me a wink.

I blush and tug at the hem of the dress. It’s a little off-the-shoulder number that’s both a bit too tight and a bit too short. If I bend over, there’s a 100% chance I’ll moon everyone.

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