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He had a badass truck.Black on black Ram that had all thebells and whistles (even illuminated door sills that said Ram).

Normally I wouldn’t hesitate to wax poetic about illuminateddoor sills.

I was pretty sure Mo could live without knowing I dug hissills.

Silently he drove and silently I rode.

Silently he parked and silently I sat next to him while hedid.

Silently we got out and silently we walked to the storewhile I dug out the list from my purse.

Silently I grabbed a cart and silently he followed me as wewandered through the store.

I was silently perusing the selection of Asian noodles whenI heard, “Mo?”

It was hearing a woman calling his name that caught myattention.

It was feeling the wall of…somethingcoming from Mothat made me tense.

I looked up at him to see his jaw so set, I figured if Iwatched long enough, a crack would form under the pressure.

I then looked to where his eyes were aimed.

A very beautiful brunette was walking our way, pushing acart, trailed by a tall, built (but nowhere near as built as Mo), verygood-looking guy.

I assessed the guy and his expensive clothes that he woreeven when going to King Soopers on a Sunday.

Peacock.

Possibly small dick.

Definitely sports car.

Or at the very least a high-performance vehicle (probablyBMW).

Totally up his own ass.

I then assessed the woman.

I should have done her first.

She was staring at Mo like she didn’t care sex in public wasvery illegal because if he gave her a nod, she’d tear her off clothes and ridehim against the Asian food shelves.

My back shot straight.

Her gaze cut to me.

Her back shot straight.

Without a thought about what I was doing, I gave her mypatented, He’s Mine and I’m Ready to Rumble Look.

She shot back her, We’ll See, Bitch Look.

I wasthis closeto growling when her boyfriendspoke up.

“Who’s this, Tammy?”

Since I was ready to rumble, I couldn’t but cut a quickglance at the Peacock.