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staying with family.”
    “True, but I didn’t want to move into an apartment alone. I’d never hear the end of it. You know my mom or sisters would want me to move in with them. To save the rent and they have extra rooms. They mean well, but it’s as if they’ll never see me as an adult.” Fisher shrugged.
    “You need to tune it out and do what you want. They fuss and boss you around because you listen to them.” Byron held back the full speech. He’d given it plenty of times. Fisher wanted to be the favorite. He was the baby and his mom plus all the sisters fawned over him.
    “I want to move back in with you,” Fisher said.
    Byron chuckled. “No. We’re not going backwards.”
    “I know you’re still mad. I know I screwed up. Hell, you’re sleeping with both of the brothers now. We’re both with the Stinger brothers and Lizzie. Holding on to the past seems pointless.” Fisher pouted.
    “You still screwed up. We talked about group dating. It’s open among the five of us. Other than the brothers, we didn’t want barriers within the group. No hang ups. You agreed to the rules and you know I won’t give you another chance.”
    “I haven’t broken the rules. I know I’m on thin ice with you. Luke isn’t as sweet as Lizzie about things. Maybe she’s getting back at me somehow?” Fisher asked.
    Byron looked at his cute but very self-involved ex-boyfriend. “She loves you as she loves all of us. Don’t twist this up into a revenge scheme in your mind. You need to get over yourself.”
    “What?” Fisher scoffed.
    “Your mom and sisters have spoiled your ass rotten, and you think everything is all about you. You probably think I started dating Luke to be near you.” Byron shook his head. “I didn’t. I always had a thing for him from way back in school. He was strong, smart, and on the football team. Now he’s a nice, normal, mature guy with a business and no hang-ups. I want Lizzie to be part of it because I love her and not having a woman around…it’s just not the same.”
    “I know. But Lizzie could have any guy or guys in Lucky Springs. She went after the ones we were dating.” Fisher leaned back confidently.
    “The Stingers flirted with her as soon as she moved here. We asked her out first, but Luke told me that was only because the brothers didn’t want to push things once they found out Ash was already dating friends of theirs. A small town like this complicates relationships. They didn’t want to pounce because of a friendship.” Byron didn’t begrudge the Stinger brothers. “Lizzie came to them.”
    “I know. She was lonely. At least the group can’t get any bigger,” Fisher said.
    “I agree with that. We don’t need more. This is enough drama.” Byron saw the earnest smile on Fisher’s face. Maybe they did need the Stinger brothers? Fisher had good instincts but feared acting on them. It could be the right ending but a messed-up way to get there. Byron leaned in, wanting to kiss Fisher and reconnect. He longed to drag that guy into being a total man and cut those strings to Mommy, but Fisher had to do that himself.
    Byron’s phone rang, and it was Lizzie. “Is she here?” he asked.
    “Yep, cutest little girl ever. Six pounds even and twenty inches long. She’s a little small, so they’re keeping her for a few days. Zoe is exhausted.”
    “I’d imagine. Congrats to the parents and the new aunts,” he said.
    “Thanks. No name yet. I think there’s a debate going on.” Lizzie laughed. “I’ll call you later. Let the rest of the guys know?”
    “Sure thing.” He disconnected. “Little girl, no name yet, six pounds.”
    “That’s great. I wonder if Lizzie will have baby fever now.” Fisher asked.
    Byron’s jaw clenched. That sort of commitment and domestic pressure could set Fisher back as if he were an alcoholic passing a bar. Was Fisher looking for a reason to run? Group love was okay but kids were too far? “You need to grow a pair. If you don’t