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 What? No! No, sweetie. Barely any at all.
 So I do then?
Gritting her teeth, Reese sent Aspen a scowl. I thought I was going to have to jump over the bar to
defend her, but the front door opened again.
Mrs. Garrison had returned.
 Hamilton, I growled.  Go lock the fucking door before someone else wanders in here, will
you?
If Jessie learned we had this many non-employees in the building after hours, she d flip. But then,
I guess she wouldn t have to worry about it so much if she bothered to come in once in a while. She
could deal with this scene instead of leaving it to us to handle.
 Anyone have a hatchet handy? Reese growled, stepping away from the bar to face off with Mrs.
Garrison.  Because I m feeling the compelling need to hack a bitch.
 Dude. Ten bumped his elbow into Hamilton s, looking jazzed as he bounced on the toes of his
feet.  Chick fight. Awesome.
Lowe hurtled the bar and was at his woman s side in a microsecond. Wrapping an arm around her
waist, he tugged her back against his chest as he glared at the newest arrival.  I told you not to come
back. And I made it crystal clear before I even left Florida that I never wanted anything to do with
you again. Why are you doing this?
She ignored him, smiling almost pleasantly at Reese...almost being the key word because there
was nothing pleasant about the glitter in her eyes.  Reese, she murmured, nodding her head in
acknowledgement.  It s been too long since I last saw you.
 I know, hasn t it? Reese answered with the same fake pleasantry before she sneered.  My
hand s stopped ringing from the last time I bitch-slapped the shit out of you.
 Ohh! Ten cried, smacking his knee and hooting.  Burn.
Mrs. Garrison narrowed her eyes.  You need to release him, dear. He doesn t belong here.
Reese cracked off a laugh.  Me? Release him? Are you kidding me? You re the one who 
Lowe covered her mouth with his hand, muffling her words.  We re not getting into this, he told
the old crow.  The only person who needs to leave Illinois is you.
Mrs. Garrison s voice broke as she asked,  But what about our baby? just as her lashes did their
fluttering thing.
Visibly shuddering, he shook his head.  You re not even pregnant. I don t know why you re
making up this lie or what you think it ll accomplish, but nothing you can do will get me to leave my
life here or split me away from Reese.
 Oh, I can guess why she s doing it. Reese pulled Lowe s hand off her mouth.  I bet her fiancé
left her, and she had no one left to torture.
By the way the older woman glared, I figured Reese must ve hit the nail on the head.
 If I m not pregnant, then how do you explain this? Again, she made a dramatic performance of
ripping open her coat and showing off her stomach.
 Oh, please. The blonde Reese had called Eva laughed.  That s the fakest pregnant belly I ve
ever seen.
When Mrs. Garrison pierced her with a frown, she pooched out her own stomach.  This is the real
deal, honey. So why don t you stop picking on Mason and my cousin Reese, crawl back home to
Florida, and find someone new to harass. In fact, look up Madeline and Shaw Mercer why don t you?
They actually deserve your brand of attention.
The woman merely sniffed at her.  I should ve guessed you were Reese s snooty little Mercer
cousin. Eva, isn t it? The one who tried to trap Alec Worthington into marriage by getting herself
knocked up 
 Okay, that s enough, Reese snapped.  Why are you still here? No one wants you.
 And no one believes you either, Lowe added.
 So, you re really going to bank on the chance that this bump might be fake? Mrs. Garrison
lovingly rubbed her belly.  Are you sure you can live with the uncertainty of knowing whether you
have a child out there or not?
Lowe s eyes grew tormented. He tugged his girl in closer to his chest. Reese impressed the fuck
out of me when she rubbed his arm soothingly. It made me wonder what would happen if I were ever
put into this situation. After nearly raising Caroline, Brandt, and Colton, I knew I could never turn my
back on the likelihood of being a father. But now that Aspen was in my life, it d kill me think of
having anyone else s child.
Realizing what I d just thought, I sliced her a startled glance. But had I really just ? Did this
mean I wanted no one s babies but hers? Whoa. I think I had just thought that.
That was whacked out.
 Hey, I ll volunteer to find out if the bump s real. When Ten rubbed his hands together with a
leering grin and took a step toward Mrs. Garrison, she yelped and hopped away from him, raising her
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