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Watson. He’d been prickly until he and Aunt Mae started dating last summer. Then she moved on to talk of Sidney, Kade, her dog, and whatever else she could think of.
    He and Betsy laughed with her and listened as she controlled most of the conversation. His mind didn’t stop going, though. The whole time he thought about what Betsy had said about knowing him, and he couldn’t help but contemplate that in moments like this, being married wasn’t something he had to get used to at all.

Chapter Five
    Betsy kept the TV low on the football game she watched in her bedroom. It was ridiculous of her. She understood that, but no one knew this little piece of her. Who would believe she was a sports fanatic? It was something she was used to hiding. Her mom hated them—too many men. Betsy didn’t know why she enjoyed sports so much: football, baseball, basketball, she loved them all. It was probably the togetherness of the teams. As a child, it started because of her fascination with teamwork and grew from there.
    It was hard for her to watch quietly. Betsy lifted a pillow to her face and muffled a scream when her team fumbled the ball. January was close to being over and the playoffs—the do or die, high emotion of it—were her favorite time of the season. When a knock sounded on her bedroom door, she jumped.
    Jace, obviously. Who else could it be?
    Nerves covered her previous football high. It had been like this for the past two weeks. They got along most of the time, but there were still small incidents like with the water where they were still learning how to live with each other and how to act in public. Even though she tried to hide it, she always felt a little unsure around him now just because—well, they were married. That was a big deal.
    Jace knocked again.
    After turning off the TV, Betsy walked over and opened the door.
    “Hey.” There was a little piece of lint on his shirt, down by his side. She fought the urge to pick it off, instead studying it.
    “I just wanted to let you know I’m heading out to play poker with Breck and Kade tonight.”
    It was so weird, having him check in with her like this. A little bit of guilt tried to push its way to the forefront, because she hadn’t been as honest when she left. But then this was her mom and their marriage was supposed to be an agreement, so she told herself it didn’t matter. “Okay.”
    “Do you want to come?” Betsy kept the door slightly closed so he couldn’t see inside. She thought about the football game she was watching and how she really didn’t want to miss it. But then a very sexy Jace was standing in front of her. What girl would want to pass that up?
    “Will Row and Sidney be there?”
    “I don’t think so. Kade mentioned something about her having some sewing orders to get caught up on.”
    Better not, then. She wasn’t sure she was ready to hang out with just the guys. “No…that’s okay. Have fun.”
    Betsy took in the full picture of him. Jace was perfectly put together as always. The only sign that he was shaken in any way was the crease of his brow. The slight cock of his head. “Is everything okay?” she asked, concerned.
    “Yeah. No worries. I’ll be home later. Have a good night, okay?”
    “You too,” Betsy replied. She watched him walk down the hallway with all the confidence that was Jace Macnamara.
    …
    Jace, Kade, and Breck sat around the small poker table in the basement of Rowan’s bed and breakfast, Destiny Knocks. When Breck had moved in with her, they’d cleaned it out and made it into a space where they could get together for poker nights without running the risk of bothering any guests. Breck had also added a big screen TV, wraparound sofa, and small fridge, which made it the perfect hangout for their guys’ nights.
    They were on their third hand, all of which Breck had won. Being a professional poker player came in handy for him. He never went easy on Kade and Jace, probably because they would kick his