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1 " He looks up and notices the Plexiglas box on the rickety shelf above the toilet and his eyes grow two sizes bigger. He looks at me and back at the trophy. "Is that a fucking Stanley Cup ring?""Yeah. Jude's first," I explain. "He gave it to my dad. Dad used to keep it here. It was a prized possession in his favorite place." "In the shitter?" Holden is both stunned and horrified as he rises to his feet and leans forward to admire it."He kept it on his dresser, where he could see it first thing in the morning and last thing at night." I say and I almost smile as I explain the rest. "But Sadie, Dixie and I always move it to the bathroom. At first, Jude actually thought Dad kept it there, but then he realized it was our way of keeping him humble. Reminding him rings and trophies mean shit to us. He still has to be a good person."Holden chuckles and I'm surprised by how good it feels to make him laugh. "You girls sure know how to keep a guy in place ... and dishonor a symbol of the hardest trophy to win in sports. "
― Victoria Denault , Now or Never (San Francisco Thunder #4)
2 " Were you going to tell me you're coming to visit?""Were you going to tell me you're banging my contractor?""No. It's none of your business," I say firmly, trying not to sound shocked that he knows. I'm going to have to murder Sadie or Dixie later, whichever one told him. Maybe killing them both would be easiest. "Why are you coming?""Why are you banging the contractor?"I grit my teeth. He's in one of those snarky moods that he's been perfecting since he was a preteen. Back then he used to parrot back everything I said on our twelve-hour drives to Maine from Toronto and it would get me so mad I would scream. If he wants to play, I'll play to win. "Well, where can I start ... he's built like a tank and hung like a horse.""Winnie!""Not to mention that scruffy beard and the way it feels between my-- "
3 " If you're worried about some weird client-contractor rule you're breaking, keep in mind I didn't hire you. I didn't want you here at all."His lip quirks up in the corner. "But now you love me."I smile back at him. "I'm pretty sure fucking your client is a bigger broken rule than just having them do manual labor for you. "
4 " That kid is great for my ego.""Don't make me regret this," I warn but smile at him."You know, I could hire you to run my fan club, since you're so good at finding people who see me for the true athletic superstar that I am, " Jude says, his grin even deeper. "
5 " I turn in my seat, cup her face and kiss her.Jude groans. Duke joins him and Bradie laughs.I turn to Jude. "Sorry. You're probably going to be seeing a lot of that. Your sister is completely in love with me."Jude smiles at me. "You can do better. "
