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I took her face in my hands, tilting it up. “Penny, this has nothing to do with Naomi. Nothing. It’s about you and me and the fact that I want you to be happy.”

“But I am happy.”

I kissed her forehead, taking in a deep breath. “Go have fun with Taylor. We’ll talk when you get back, okay?”

I headed to the door, opening it before Taylor rang the bell. That would wake up Ben for sure. I didn’t want Penny to go away at all—especially not right now.

Penny introduced me and Taylor a few weeks ago, and since then, we’d seen each other almost daily in our backyards.

Maybe it was good for Penny to think about this without me and Ben around. But what if she came to the conclusion that I was right and she wasn’t ready?

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Spencer

"Dude, you're playingextremely shitty today," Maddox exclaimed.

I groaned. I wasn't in the mood for our Sunday tennis match. I should have canceled this morning.

"What's wrong?" Maddox asked as we approached the center of the court. Nick and Leo had shit-eating grins. Cade couldn’t make it today.

"We’re winning," Nick said lazily. He narrowed his eyes.

Leo’s grin faded. “Did something happen?” he asked. "’Fess up. What's wrong?"

"How didn't we pick up on the fact that he looks like he lost his cat or something?" Nick asked.

"You were too busy gloating," Maddox said in a serious tone.

"I'm not mad at any of you," I said. "Penny and I aren't seeing eye to eye on a few things."

"Did you have a fight?" Maddox asked.

"No. At least, I don’t think we did."

"Dude, how can you be so clueless? You don't even know if you fought with your woman or not?" Leo asked.

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