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possible.
Didn’t matter though. I still returned to find the men watching me.
They even had a new one to glare at me.
    “ Hey, Dylan,” I said,
holding my orange ball. “You got rid of the Mohawk.”
    Lark and Raven’s stepbrother ran his hand
over his bald head and sighed. “Yeah, I’d been thinking about going
the business man route for a while. Kept going back and forth about
cutting it. A few weeks ago, I got drunk at Lark’s place. The
sisters were nice enough to shave my head while I was passed
out.”
    Nearby, Raven laughed so hard she had
trouble distracting Vaughn who was still trying to win the game.
Dylan glared at her then shrugged.
    “ Gonna let it grow out and
play the average Joe shit.”
    “ Good luck with that,” I
said, glancing at the bathroom and hoping Bailey would
appear.
    When she didn’t, I walked to an open lane
and rolled the ball. It took out a single pin which was one more
than I expected. A lane away Raven struggled to win against Vaughn.
She bent over one direction. When her ass didn’t do it, she bent
forward and adjusted her tits. A distracted Vaughn missed his
strike with a single pin remaining.
    Before I could hear him complain and her
celebrate, Cooper and Tucker appeared next to me.
    “ I liked the way you
handled that fucker,” Tucker said, arms crossed tightly. “You
always know how to deal with these losers while looking like a Boy
Scout. A good skill to have.”
    Ignoring them, I rolled the second ball and
managed to take out three pins. A new record for me.
    “ What’s with the silent
shit?” Tucker asked.
    Sighing, I looked at them and frowned. “I
want to be with Bailey. We just started dating, but here I am
jumping through hoops for you two. You do this shit with every
guy?”
    “ Most are losers,” Cooper
said. “Most never do the second date thing. They bang then hang. If
they’re lucky, she never mentions it to us and we don’t kick
anyone’s ass. You’re the first boyfriend type she’s
had.”
    “ Our family needs good
people,” added Tucker.
    Cooper shifted his stance and shook his head
at his brother. “He doesn’t want that life. Nick wants to be a
teacher.”
    “ Why?”
    “ Who cares?” Cooper said.
“It’s what he wants. Sounds like a nice safe life for our little
sister, don’t you think?”
    Tucker’s expression froze and his dopey
brain took awhile to put things together. By the time he figured it
out, I’d rolled a gutter ball, Bailey returned, and Vaughn declared
his wife a cheater.
    “ It’s only fair!” Raven
cried as Vaughn threw her over his shoulder and spun her around.
“You’re a better bowler and I want to win. Cheating was the only
card I could play.”
    “ Making me think some
fucker was looking at your ass was low, Raven.”
    “ So is naming our first
born son Maverick. You’re just looking for trouble with a name like
that.”
    Vaughn lowered her to her feet then grinned.
“My boys will be nothing but trouble. They’ll own this town and
chase pretty girls like Scarlet and Lily.”
    “ Hey, keep your pervy kid
away from my daughter!” Tucker hollered, looking pissed.
    Cooper grabbed his brother and they wrestled
onto the ground. By the end of pounding each other, they were both
laughing. Watching them, I imagined having such an easy way with
another guy. All my life men intimidated me. Even when they were
weak like Danny Boy, I didn’t trust them and never lowered my
guard.
    Bailey glanced at where my ball returned to
me then she smiled awkwardly.
    “ Having fun?”
    “ Not really,” I said,
leaning down to kiss her neck. “When I agreed to bowl, I thought I
would see you bending over more. You can’t imagine my
disappointment.”
    Bailey grinned. “I will make it up to
you.”
    Her hair looked shiny in the dull light of
the alley. My fingers tingled and I lifted my hand without
thinking. Bailey’s gaze softened as I ran my fingers through the
soft strands.
    “ I’m sorry my brothers are
hassling