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Benny was the one to change the subject next, asking Lucy about Daisy-Mae.He had a soft spot for the ginger terror.She let them talk, her eyes roaming the room as she admired her newfound family.She’d hit the jackpot not just with her fiancé but with his friends, too.All the women had been warm and welcoming to both her and Lucy.And all the men were like the brothers she never had.She was excited to do life with these people.Her attention went to the diamond on her finger, just a few more months and she’d be Doctor Bethany Tucker.She couldn’t freaking wait.

“What are you doing here?”Cat may not have been in the room, but she was loud enough for everyone in it to hear her.

All eyes turned to the living room door, expectantly.Someone was clearly about to gatecrash their intimate gathering.

Cat reentered the room first, rolling her eyes and giving Cody a look that Bethany didn’t recognize.Secret couple language she assumed.A moment later, a man followed behind.And she had no doubt who she was looking at.With the same midnight black hair as his sister, and striking blue-green eyes, she knew it was Jack.He was taller than she expected and had some bulk on him.Enough to stretch the crisp white shirt he had on and fill out the smart black trousers he wore.But the biggest giveaway was probably that Lucy had stopped breathing.A fact she felt the need to confirm as she let her gaze drift to her friend beside her.

Oh yeah, this is Jack, alright.

When Lucas arrived three months ago and Jack hadn’t, Bethany heard through the grapevine, aka Rachel, that he’d had to stay in London for work.Cat was rightly sad.Cody pissed.But clearly, he’d managed to swindle some time off if he was here now.

“Afternoon all.”With the good looks gene both Cat and Jack had been blessed with, a sexy deep voice and a goddamn British accent, she realized any woman would be in trouble around this guy.But as Jack’s eyes and confident smile swept the room and landed on Lucy, she knew without question it wasn’t just any woman in trouble.It was her best friend.Because that smile didn’t move on.It stayed.And with every second, it grew wider.

Oh, this is gonna be fun.