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and I fell back against the window as my laughter continued. “You’re an ass.”
    “Sorry,” I said, holding my stomach. “But I never thought I would see the day a woman had you by the balls. You got to give me a little bit of time to enjoy this.”
    “I thought she was feeling it too,” he complained. “At least she acted as if she did. Then bam, she fucking blindsides me with that bullshit right before we leave. What the hell am I supposed to do with that shit?”
    “Maybe a couple days away is what she needs. Seriously, Grayson, the girl was warned about you from the beginning.” He narrowed his eyes and tilted his head to the side, as if asking me what the hell I meant. “Your longest relationship was three weeks. And that was because she was gone on a modeling shoot and you had to wait until she got back from Brazil to end it. Brook never expected more from you than a few wild nights. Now you go all love-struck fool on her and she may just need a little time to process it all.” I looked back toward the building we had been watching. “I know I need some time to process it.”
    “Honestly?” he complained again.
    “Really, Gray, if Brooklynn is the woman you want, if she makes your fucking heart race with all the possibilities, then you fight for it. Show her she means the world to you and don’t give up until she accepts it.” He twisted his phone around in his hands, as if absorbing my advice and trying to figure out what to do with it. “Don’t give her the chance to push you away. I’ve seen the way she looks at you, and, in my opinion, she feels it too. Maybe she just wants to make sure you’re being truthful.”
    He didn’t respond, so I turned back to watch the building, my mind wandering back to me and Gabby. I found myself smiling as I remembered taking her wine hostage until she agreed to have dinner with me.
    That night was one of the best nights of my life.
    I caught movement out of the corner of my eye and turned to the side just in time to see Grayson lift his phone to his ear. “Hey, Brooklynn, I just wanted to call you and tell you that I’ll give you these two days. But when I get home, your ass is gonna accept that I fucking love you. No more of this moving too fast bullshit. You and me are gonna work this out, and if you even think for one second I’m letting your ass go, you’re sadly mistaken.”
    What in the hell was he doing? Talking to a Shannon girl like that was only gonna get his balls twisted and tied in a knot.
    “Yeah, you keep thinking that, sweetheart. But like I said, what I’m feeling is real, so you better catch up. If you think I was moving fast the last time I saw you, you’re gonna have whiplash the next time we’re face to face.” He hung up before she could respond, and I sat gaping at him, wondering what the hell had possessed him to go all alpha on Brook.
    “Are you fucking insane?” I asked.
    He was breathing hard and he stared back at me. “No,” he said. “Not insane, man, just in love, and apparently that shit makes you do shit you would never normally do.”
    He was right there. It sure as shit did.
     
    ***
     
    “So, did you find what you were looking for yet?” Gabby asked.
    We had gotten back to our hotel close to midnight and I had thought about not calling her, but I had to hear her voice.
    “Nothing yet,” I replied. “Tomorrow we’re gonna do a little digging, ask some neighbors.”
    “I miss you,” she whispered sleepily. “The bed feels lonely without you next to me.”
    I reached out and touched the empty space at my side. “I know what you mean. I miss you too, sweetheart.”
    “When are you coming back to me?” she asked. “Do you think you’ll be back in time for Friday’s appointment?”
    After missing the most important appointment of her pregnancy, I hadn’t missed another one. Even if it’s just to get her blood pressure checked, I was there.
    “I’ll be back Thursday night, baby. There’s no way