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“Cooper grinned. “You should listen to me, man. After all, I’ve got a way with the ladies.��
When Judd said nothing, I realized he wasn’t even looking at Cooper. Everyone followed his gaze until we realized he was glaring at Mac.
Tucker laughed for the simple reason that he was hammered. Maddy rubbed his face and they started making out.
Bailey rolled her eyes. “What did Mac do? Should I kick his ass?��
Cooper patted his sister. “You could so take him too, midget.��
Nuzzling Judd, I ignored Cooper tugging my shirt as if to separate me from my man.
“I never liked him even a little bit.��
“You touched his arm.��
Bailey stepped closer and slapped Cooper’s hand off me. “Judd, the only way to make things right is to cut off Mac’s arm and feed it to our dogs.��
“Sounds about right,�� Judd muttered, still glaring at Mac who moved around the large packed family room as if trying to dodge the eyes on him.
“Bailey,�� I whispered, giving her the look.
“What I meant was that Tawny is all kinds of loyal and shit, so cutting off Mac’s arm, while fun, isn’t necessary. Trust your woman.��
“I do trust her,�� Judd muttered. “I still want to stab Mac’s face.��
“Yeah, that takes me back,�� Cooper said, grinning at Farah who frowned. Rolling his eyes, he sighed. “Trust your woman. You know, what the dipshit said.��
“Don’t call her a dipshit,�� I told Cooper who glared down at me. “I’m not having a staring contest with you.��
“Cause you’d lose.��
“Farah,�� I said and she wrapped her arms around Cooper who sighed.  
Seeing a way to fix my other problem, I hugged Judd to me. As he looked down and grinned, I murmured, “Pay attention to me.��
Exhaling hard, Judd caressed my face. “Sorry, but that guy had your fingers on him. I feel like I should make an example of him, but I won’t. That wouldn’t be respectable.��
Bailey leaned in and whispered, “Are you training him too?��
“I’m training everyone,�� I whispered back.”
― Bijou Hunter, Damaged and the Knight