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.Jake? Remi turned and, sure enough, there was Jake.Not only Jake, but Tank, Dago, Gadget, Zack,Nick and Rhys.Remi smiled, feeling a warmth spread through him that had nothing to do with the heatof the summer day.A gasp sounded from beside him.Sterling s mouth was hanging open, his eyes wide.Then hewhispered,  Oh.My.God.Remi followed Sterling s gaze all the way to Rhys.Rhys stood right behind Jake, in a pair of cutoffs and a tank top.He had a cooler on his shoulder,carrying it like it weighed nothing.He was limping slightly. I know, scary as hell, ain t he? Remi asked.Mute for the first time in his life, Sterling simply nodded.Remi knew how the kid felt since he d had the same reaction.Stepping up to them, Jake furrowed his brow at Sterling, then met Remi s gaze.Remi shrugged. Rhys.Jake nodded. Ah.Gadget walked up to Remi holding out his hand. Hey, man, how s it going? Good. Remi slapped Gadget s hand, then made a fist and hit Gadget s.Nick did the same thing.Tank and Zack slapped him on the back.Dago looked a little green as he grabbed Remi s hand and pounded him on the back. Hey. Hisvoice sounded rusty.Remi d had as much alcohol as Dago, but apparently he d fared better this morning. Hey. Remisqueezed Dago s hand and slapped his arm. How s your head?Dago groaned. Oh fuck.Hurts like a son of a bitch.How s yours? Actually, it s fine. Lucky bastard, Dago grumbled.Remi chuckled. Jake, where the fuck do you want this? Rhys asked, dipping his head toward the ice chest on hisshoulder. Bend over and we ll show ya, Rhys, Gadget murmured.Jake pointed to a tree. Stick it over there in the shade. Fuck you, Gadget.Just for that, you stay the fuck outta the ice chest. Rhys walked past. Hey,Remi.Remi grinned. Hey, Rhys. He turned around and raised a brow at Gadget. You got a deathwish? Shit, Gadget would do anything to get away from all those damn kids of his. Zack flopped ontothe grass and stretched his legs out.Dago laughed, then clutched his head and groaned.Remi fought back a laugh.He could imagine.He d learned last night that Gadget was married andhad nine kids. All right, guys, play nice.Tank went to Sterling, who was standing next to Remi with a blank look on his face, and offeredhis hand. Hey, pup.Sterling, right? Remi s told us a lot about you.Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too. Sterling shook Nick s hand and became his normal chatty self, introducinghimself to the rest of the gang.If Remi wasn t mistaken he heard the little shit mention his name acouple of times, asking about last night.Jake sidled up next to Remi and bumped his shoulder. Kid is as protective over you as you arehim.How do you feel this morning? Good.No hangover.What the fuck did I do last night? And what are all of you doing here? Notthat Remi was complaining.He and Jake were beginning to get back the easy camaraderie they dshared before the night Remi d discovered they were mates.Actually, now it was better.Remi didn thave to try and hide his attraction.Jake took the ball from him, answering the second question and ignoring the first. Thought the kidcould use some group practice. He glanced at his friends. We re almost a team, only two short. We re like thirteen short, Jake, Sterling corrected. I said a team, not two teams, Jake countered. A team is one whole side.Did you mean we re all going to play offense? Sterling raised abrow. Well, I meant  Okay, okay. Remi intervened to keep Jake from strangling Sterling.The kid questionedeverything& to death. How about two teams, one of four the other five?They wound up playing Remi, Sterling, Jake and Rhys against Dago, Gadget, Tank, Zack andNick.It went pretty smoothly until the guys realized how good Sterling was and Zack tried to tacklehim.Rhys planted Zack on his ass and winced before hobbling away.Remi leaned into Jake. He gonna be all right?Jake nodded. Shhh& Don t mention it.Sterling ran back after his second touchdown.He took one look at Rhys, who was trying to walkthe pain off, and went right to him, grabbing his arm. You okay? Will your leg be all right?It got eerily quiet.Remi couldn t hear anything but the traffic a block away and a dog barkingsomewhere nearby [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]