to meet her again Tuesday night—tomorrownight. You call her before that, you sound
desperate.”
“I am desperate,” he growled. Desperate to be inside her again, desperate to talk to
her, to look into her face when she laughed.
“No, you’re not. You, my little brother, hold the upper hand. You just spent the past
weekend with your dream woman. You want to appear in control, or she’ll know she has
you by the balls. You’ll noteshehasn’t called you, has she?”
No, she hadn’t. And the fact bugged the hell out of Gage. Yes, they’d agreed to meet
again tomorrow night. But for the life of him, Gage hadn’t been able to push Hailey out
of his mind. The way she smelled, looked, tasted…
“Shit, Gage, get a grip,” Derrick muttered, glancing away. Gage flushed, realizing he
had the mother of all hard-ons.
“Please. It’s a natural reaction when thinking about a beautiful woman. One you
seem to have whenever you’re thinking of a certain redhead.”
Derrick stared. “You’re telling me you have her number.”
“Hailey has her number. Sydney’s her best friend.”
“Hell. Then you can’t screw this up. Not until I’ve at least talked the woman into a
date. Look, Gage. Go easy. Meet with Hailey again tomorrow, and for God’s sake, don’t
scare her off.”
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“I am concerned. And not just for myself. You’re different about this one. Way too
enamored.” Derrick frowned. “Maybe you should invite her for a Saturday breakfast, so
the rest of us can have our say.”
“No way in hell.” Gage shook his head. “I’m trying to win her over. Sex will do it, a
few hours with Mom and Dylan and she’ll run, not walk, away. And then there’s you.”
“What about me?” Derrick grinned. “Women love me.”
“Until you open your mouth,” Gage muttered.
