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"I'm not going to stop her from doing something she wants to do," he answers.

"That's the wrong approach," Shadow says. "You need to make her think it bothers you more than it actually does."

"Are you pretending?" Heathen challenges.

Kincaid laughs. "He's not pretending, but Shadow isn't as open-minded as we are."

"He's possessive to the point that he punched a guy in the face a few years after they got married because the guy took a second look at Misty," Kid explains.

"I'd do it again," Shadow mutters, drawing another round of laughter from the group.

"Why would they want to go?" Heathen asks, sounding increasingly confused.

"They don't," Kincaid says. "They want to rile us up."

"Just tell them no," Heathen offers.

All three men turn to him. Even though I haven't had much experience with relationships with women, I know better.

"So they dig their feet in?" Shadow asks.

"Then it becomes a battle of wills," Kid adds. "That's not something you want to tangle with."

"You have a lot to learn, son," Kincaid says, scowling at his wife, who just grins wider before turning back to the other women, who get a really good laugh at them.

"So it's a game?" Heathen asks.

"Now you're catching on," Kid says.

"What if they really end up going?" Heathen inquires.

Shadow growls, the sound feral and a little unhinged.

"Khloe will get her ass spanked," Kid answers. "But that looks like it's going to happen anyway."

I keep my eyes on Morgan, watching the second she says something to the group before breaking away from them and heading to the kitchen.

"She wants to talk to you," Kid says.

"What?" I ask. "How do you know?"

He simply shakes his head, but the man has been married forever, so I don't doubt he can easily read women.

"Excuse me," I tell them before walking toward the kitchen.

Sure enough, I find Morgan standing there with her arms crossed over her chest.

"Something wrong?"

"What do you think about going to theStallion Revue?"

I shake my head. "I don't think it's a show I'd enjoy."

Her eyes narrow, and I can't help but smile. I love that she's asking me how I would feel about it. For a woman who hasn't invested much in other men before, she seems to be coming along rather quickly for me.

"How would you feel if I went?"

I don't know which tact to take with her. The guys in the living room pretend to let it bother them more than it does. Well, all but Shadow, I guess, and their wives seem to like it. Those relationships are solid as stone and have been building and growing for decades. I think it would be ignorant of me to do the same thing with her and this new thing we might be creating together

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