Page 101 of Cross & Crown

Kelly winced. “Bad idea, very bad with the amnesia thing.

Nope.”

“I think I need to . . . try to sleep,” JD practically croaked.

“Good night.”

Kelly let him pass by as they all murmured good-nights

to him. Then he joined Nick on the seat and leaned back into

Nick’s arm, sighing heavily.

“What a fucking mess,” he said quietly. Nick nodded

beside him.

They turned their attention to Hagan, who was stretched

out on the chaise across from them, finishing his beer. He

grinned mischievously. “Well aren’t we cozy,” he drawled.

Kelly snorted. Nick rubbed his fingers across his eyes.

“You two go on. I can’t take the sexual tension anymore,”

Hagan teased. He tapped the cooler next to him. “I’ll keep

first watch.”

Nick stood and pulled Kelly to his feet. “You asked for it,”

Nick growled to Hagan.

“Be a good neighbor, O’Flaherty,” Hagan called as

Kelly and Nick made their way down the steps. “Muffle the

screams!”

Nick sat and stared at the file before him. He’d tried going

to bed, but after only a few minutes Kelly had told him to get

out because he kept tossing and turning. So he’d headed back

up to the salon and gotten into his notes. He’d promised JD

he would find out who he was, he’d promised Julian he would

find Cameron, and both pledges haunted him. His fingers

trembled as he leafed through his papers, and he gritted his

teeth. He’d mostly gotten the hand tremor under control, but

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