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Chapters (49)
  1. Also by
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Epigraph
  5. CHAPTER ONE
  6. CHAPTER TWO
  7. CHAPTER THREE
  8. CHAPTER FOUR
  9. CHAPTER FIVE
  10. CHAPTER SIX
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT
  13. CHAPTER NINE
  14. CHAPTER TEN
  15. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  16. CHAPTER TWELVE
  17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  21. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  22. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  23. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  44. CHAPTER FORTY
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  48. EPILOGUE
  49. Teaser chapter

Gage said nothing. There was nothing he could say.

Even his brother didn’t know the truth.

And Gage wasn’t about to tell him.

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

ABBY LOOKED AT THE UNOPENED BOXES STILL SITTING IN HER living room. She needed to finish unpacking. She needed to make the apartment a little less Tammy’s and a little more her own.

A knock sounded at her door, and her spirits lifted. A visitor, a chance to put off the inevitable a little longer.

She walked over and looked through the peephole, saw Edge Logan standing in the corridor. She unlocked the door and pulled it open.

“Edge! What a nice surprise.” Leaning over, she gave him a hug, then stepped back out of the way. “Come on in.”

Edge walked into her messy living room. She hadn’t considered how bad it must look to guests with all the unopened boxes. Of course, she hadn’t really had many guests. It occurred to her she’d better do something before the dinner she was fixing for Clay.

“You want a Coke or a beer or something?”

“I’ll take a Coke,” Edge said. He looked incredibly good. In a darker, leaner, harder way, every bit as handsome as Gage.

Abby went into the kitchen and took a Coke out of the fridge, took a Diet Coke out for herself. At least she’d unpacked in here.

Filling two glasses with ice, she poured the drinks and set them on the kitchen table, and both of them sat down.

“Has something happened?” she asked at the serious look on his face. Her heart skipped. “Is it something bad? Is Gage all right?”

Edge took a long swallow of his drink. “No, my brother is not all right. I just came from his place. Gage is in love with you, and he’s miserable.”

Abby’s eyes stung. She glanced away. “He doesn’t think it could ever work.”

“I know you love him. It’s in your face every time you look at him. Is that what you think too?”

She straightened in her chair. “I think your brother is an idiot. I think we’re perfect for each other.” Tears welled, and one slipped down her cheek. Abby brushed it away. “That’s what I think.”

Edge smiled and started nodding. “All right, then. I think he’s an idiot too. Now all we have to do is convince him.”

Abby shook her head. “First, there is no way in hell I am chasing after a man who doesn’t want me. Second, you know your brother. His mind is made up, and there is nothing anyone can do to change it.”

“Have you talked to him at all?”

“No. If he changes his mind, he knows where to find me.”

“He won’t change his mind unless you tell him how you feel. Explain things.”

“Explain things,” she repeated, her irritation growing.