how she felt about him. That “I love you”he’d uttered still hung in the air between them,
though she had yet to address it. Instead, they’d watched movies, fished—hell, she’d
caught more than he had—cooked together, and taken long walks through her
neighborhood and along the Riverwalk. They’d even attended a bluegrass concert, and
he’d been stunned to actually enjoy the music.
“You’re in way over your head,” Derrick murmured. “Sucker.”
“Excuse me? Who was it who still owes me some comp time for a certain redhead’s
phone number?”
Derrick cursed him under his breath. But when Dylan suddenly showed up with
Hailey under his arm, Gage was struck mute.
“Hi, Gage. I hope you don’t mind, but Dylan invited me.”
Dylan grinned slyly at Gage, and gave his woman a thorough once-over when she
wasn’t looking.
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“Have I mentioned my brother is gay?”
Hailey blinked. “Really?” She glanced at Derrick, who stared back incredulously.
“Notme, him.” He nodded at Dylan.
“Actually, he prefers that no one label him,” Barbara said as she joined them in the
kitchen. “And Hailey, I’m so glad you could come. Gage has been telling us so much
about you.”
Hailey narrowed her eyes at him. “Really?”
“All good, mind you.” His mother held out a stool. “Please, sit. What can I get you?”
“I’d be happy to help, if you’d like,” Hailey offered shyly, and his mother beamed.
“Pretty and capable, how wonderfully different, hmm, Gage?”
“Mom.” Gage wanted to cringe. Great, why not mention all the other women he’d
dated to the woman he’d finally fallen in love with? Like he’d thought, a few minutes
with his family and Hailey’d bolt for sure.
“Did he ever tell you how we met?” Hailey asked in a wicked voice.
