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The other men nodded in understanding.

“I’ll want you guys to watch her while I’m gone.”

“We’ll always do that,” Caden said.

His muscles ached, and he felt better after talking to the men, but he still had a tension growing inside, and he knew from experience that the only thing that would rid him of it was to take out the bastards that hurt her.

Chapter Fourteen

When he walked into his apartment, he saw her sitting on the sofa with her legs tucked under her, with a glass of juice, watching the news.

“I’m sorry, Baby. Have you been waiting a long time?” he asked.

She smiled and shook her head. “No, I’ve only been up about ten minutes.”

“Good. I was trying to get back before you woke up. I didn’t want you afraid at all.”

“I wasn’t.”

He walked over to her, bent, gripped the back of the sofa, caged her in, and kissed her. He could tell the exact moment when she smelled him. Her head snapped back, and her nose wrinkled.

“Oh, my God. What did you do?” she asked as she pinched her nose.

Macy laughed. “I sweated.”

She tried to push him away but drew her hand back quickly and looked down at it, wet from his sweat. He couldn’t stop the grin on his face.

“Ewww,” she said.

“I’ll be right back.”

“Okay,” she said, but it sounded funny because she hadn’t released her nose yet.

Macy showered and dressed. He stopped at the table to grab his wallet and keys. “It doesn’t look like you made any toast.”

“No. I usually just have coffee.”

“That’s going to change. You can’t stay healthy if you don’t eat right and regularly.”

“I know.”

He held a hand out. “Come here.”

She stood several inches away from him, and her head tilted back so she could see his expression.

He bent forward and tilted his head to the side. “Do I smell better?”

She rose on her tiptoes, pressed her nose to his neck, and inhaled.

“Oh, yes. You smell a lot better.”

“Good. Now you don’t have an excuse to run from me.”

She laughed.

“Let’s go to a drive-thru and grab sandwiches for the guys and us.”

“Okay,” she said.

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