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party?” she asked.
    Alex’s jaw clenched. “You’re not the type for it. I came here to talk to Ham.”
    Lolly shrugged. “I thought you came here to see if I was okay. I’m not fainting in shock or anything. My virgin eyes.”
    Monty chuckled but stopped when Alex glared back at him. “Not now.”
    “What’s up, Alex?” Ham asked.
    “Over here.” Alex jerked his head.
    “What? I’m now allowed to hear anything now? God, Alex. You made the sangria for my twenty-first birthday party. That was more than a few years ago. I’m closer to thirty than twenty.” She folded her arms tight.
    Alex pulled free of Monty and went to his sister. “It’s not like that. You’re the one who wanted a nice family. All those dolls you had. You want to be a mom. This party thing isn’t you. It’s not the life you want. You’re not going to find a guy there who wants a houseful of kids.”
    “You want to talk to Ham? Go ahead. I need to talk to Monty.” She grabbed Monty’s arm and tugged him to the front of her rig.
    Ham sat in the same spot, not adding to the tension of the family drama. Once Lolly was out of earshot, Ham looked at Alex. “It’s okay. She’s not freaked about it. You’re making it worse.”
    “It’s not the party thing. It’s you. The way you looked at her.”
    “I love her. I’m not giving her up. It’s real. Not kinky play. Deal with it or don’t, but I’m not backing down.” Ham kept back the info that he’d already proven Lolly was into him or that the other guys were involved.
    “I know what you do to women. Not my sister. You aren’t the guy. You need to back off and let her find a good man who wants to be normal. Not a kinky fireman who works insane hours for civil servant pay.” Alex kept his voice down.
    “Said the guy who works for his boyfriend’s brother’s business. I’m not coming to the parties anymore. I’m with Lolly now so you can relax. It’s her choice. I’ll stay out of your sex life, and you stay out of mine.” Ham stood up and held out a hand.
    “It won’t work. You’re a good guy, but you like action. Fires and sex parties. She’s attractive, but you won’t want movies and family dinners on Sunday. You’ll get bored and break her heart.” Alex stepped back and headed to his car.
    Monty gave Lolly a hug and walked over to Ham. “I’ll talk to him. Alex is embarrassed and worried. He gets all macho.”
    Ham grinned. “You love it.”
    “A little. I know how you feel about her, but she is a sweet girl. You hurt her and Alex is going lose it.” Monty gave his brother a hug and headed for the car.
    There was no new information, but Ham’s plan to lull Lolly into sexual nirvana with the group and let reality hit later was ruined. Monty would help, but Alex had to prod and push the issue. Stubborn as ever, Ham’s resolve strengthened. No one but Lolly could pull the plug on this.
    As they drove away, Ham went over and gave Lolly a hug. “It’s okay. He’s judging you for doing what he does. That’s crap. I’m not giving you up.”
    Lolly hugged Ham tight. “He didn’t judge me. He wanted to warn me. A reminder of who I am and what I want. I wouldn’t want to watch him and Monty having sex. Monty is like a brother too now. So I get that he wouldn’t want to watch me with you. Especially with you and the guys. I don’t know how this can work.”
    “We don’t go to the parties. It’s not the end of the world. I don’t need anyone else. Our group can be self-sufficient.” Ham kissed her softly. “I know it’s fast, but I’ve felt it for a long time. We can take it slow.”
    “Can we?” she asked. “Nothing seemed slow about today. It’s intense and crazy. But it feels right so far.”
    “We’ll come over after our shift for breakfast. You’ll see how civilized we are.” Ham kissed her temple. “Unless you don’t want to feed three hungry firemen.”
    She smiled and pulled away in case anyone else might happen by at this late