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¡°Congratulations, Samantha,¡± he said. ¡°You¡¯re one of the Blazing Rebels now.¡±

Before I put it on, I exploded with a squeal. ¡°Oh my god, thank you, thank you, thank

you, Tank!¡±

¡°You¡¯ve earned it.¡±

Vibrating with excitement, I slid on the cool coat. I¡¯d never worn a real leather jacket

before and was surprised both by the weight and its comfort. There weren't any mirrors

around, but without looking I could tell it fit just right, hugging my waist perfectly.

¡°My dad is going to flip when he sees this,¡± I said, and Isaac laughed.

¡°How about we wait until he goes home before you start wearing that around.¡±

¡°All right, I¡¯ve gotta go let Evie know we¡¯re running low on ice. Merry Christmas, you

two!¡±

As soon as Tank disappeared through the swinging doors, Isaac wriggled his brows at

me.

¡°What are you looking at?¡± I asked with a giggle.

¡°You. Wearing that coat.¡± He licked his lips. ¡°Samantha Parks, you are the sexiest

woman in leather I¡¯ve ever seen.¡±

I moved toward him, grabbing the collar of his own jacket and pulled him to my lips.

¡°Well, we make a good duo, then.¡±

¡°Hey,¡± he said. ¡°We¡¯ve got some time before dinner starts. Why don¡¯t we head upstairs

for a bit? I don¡¯t think I can watch you wearing that all night without¡­¡±

¡°Well, you¡¯re lucky you offered,¡± I said with a sly smile. ¡°It is my birthday after all.¡±

¡°Oh, believe me.¡± He slapped my ass. ¡°You¡¯ve got an extra special present coming your

way.¡±

¡°Mmm, I like the sounds of tha¡ª¡±

¡°What the hell are you guys doing back here?¡± We were interrupted by Evelyn peering

her neck out the door. ¡°You¡¯ve got the rest of your lives for making love. Come on, there¡¯s

a party going on!¡±

Laughing, we followed Evelyn out the door to join the rest of the Blazing Rebels,

where I belonged.