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I
let go of him, I fell into Lincoln’s waiting arms. “Ow,” I said
with a frown and rubbed my sternum. “Your chest hurts.”
    Elliot looked at me with surprise. “It’s my
bulletproof vest.” He pulled the collar of his uniform shirt open
slightly to reveal his armor underneath. “How much has she had to
drink?” he asked Rebecca, who was now standing next to me.
    “Oh, stop. She’s fine.” Rebecca had clearly
not imbibed as much as I had.
    “Wait. Wait. Wait,” I said and patted
Lincoln’s hand that was on my waist. “Baby, have you met Elliot’s
partner?” I pointed to the policeman standing next to my brother.
“Oh, but not like sexual partner, if you know what I
mean.”
    “Oh my God, Jillian.” Rebecca burst out
laughing.
    Lincoln chuckled and held me tighter with one
arm while extending his other one out to my brother’s now red-faced
partner. “Good to meet you, man.”
    He cleared his throat and shook Lincoln’s
hand. “Connor Kerbank. It’s an honor to meet you. I’m a big
fan.”
    “Oh yeah? Well, anytime you want to go to a
game, you let Elliot know, and I’ll get you some tickets.”
    “Really?” Connor’s face lit up with
excitement.
    “Absolutely, man. My way of saying thanks for
watching Elliot’s back and keeping us all safe.”
    A drunken thought floated through my head as
I looked up at Lincoln. My man is so generous and amazing. I
love him so much.
    “Awesome! My wife is going to flip out,”
Conner said, interrupting my silent emotional moment.
    Elliot stepped slightly in front of his
partner and frowned. “All right. All right. We actually came here
for a reason.”
    I reached up with both my hands and patted
his face. “My little brother. When did you get to be so serious all
the time?”
    He pulled out of my reach. “Come on, Jillian.
This is serious.”
    “What’s going on?” Lincoln asked as he pulled
me back into the circle of his arms.
    Elliot sighed. “You should know Mackenzie was
at the parade today. She was supposed to ride on a float for one of
the sponsors of her beauty pageants.”
    “What do you mean ‘supposed to’”? Rebecca
asked.
    “Because of your restraining order, she was
told she couldn’t be in the parade since you were there.
Apparently, she did not react well.”
    Suddenly the warm blurry feeling in my head
did not feel so good.
    Lincoln’s arms tightened around me. “Did she
threaten us?”
    “No,” Elliot answered. “But from what I
heard, she threw a huge fit and was very irate.”
    Lincoln sighed and nodded. “All right. Thanks
for letting us know.”
    Elliot nodded. “Of course. We have to get
going, but I just wanted to check in with you and make you
aware.”
    “We appreciate it,” Rebecca said.
    Elliot leaned down and kissed her and then me
on the cheek. “Be safe,” he ordered.
    “You—” I paused as my throat tightened with
emotion. Seeing him in his uniform always reminded me of the
dangers he faced every day. Plus I’m sure the amount of alcohol in
my system was making me even more emotional. “You be safe,” I told
him seriously. “Both of you.” I pointed at Connor.
    “Thank you again,” Lincoln said to Elliot as
he shook his hand.
    “Great to meet you, Monaghan,” Connor
said.
    Lincoln shook his hand. “I was serious about
those tickets. Don’t forget.”
    Conner smiled widely. “I won’t, man. Thanks
again!”
    We all watched as the two policemen left the
bar, and my head swam with the information they had given us. If
Mackenzie was the one who was behind my slashed tires and Lincoln’s
broken window, this was sure to antagonize her further. On the
other hand, if it wasn’t her, then we just disrupted Mackenzie’s
life for no reason. Not that I really cared about inconveniencing
her, but it was a pointless effort if she wasn’t the one behind all
this.
    “Maybe we should call it a night,” Lincoln’s
teammate Matt said, breaking the silence that had fallen over our
table.
    “No!”