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Stone by few inch es with a head that was covered in more tattoos than hair. His right brow was pierced and so was his nipple, something that was easily seen because he was shirtless. His abdominals were well sculpted and hard, but they lacked a certain appeal for me . As a whole package he was relatively good looking but I was left without the melting feeling that Kieran inspired .
                  “Reese!” Stone pushed the taller guy out of his way and lifted me into a gentle hug that belied his superior strength.
                  I gave him a shy smile when he put me down. “Sorry I’m late. I had a few things to deal with back at Safe Haven.” A shipment of liquor had arrived hours earlier than expected and it had taken twice as long to deal with because half the items that I had ordered had been wrong. My supplier was in deep trouble with me to say the least.
                  “I’m just happy you could come.” He took my hand and pulled me into the middle of the five other men. “Reese this is my crew. The rude dude you just met is Jake. He is my manager. Over there, the spar twins : Gage is in the red, his brother Simon in the black. They let me beat them up most days.” He grinned down at me in such an adorable way that a giggle escaped me…
                  The sound surprised us both. Me because I never giggled. Him, because he liked the sound and wanted to hear it again. The look he gave me said just that.
                  He cleared his throat and turned toward the last two of the five men. “Mason is my coach; he’s the best mix martial arts trainer this side of the globe.” Mason was about five-ten with crew cut dark hair and amused hazel eyes. He was lean and muscular all at once.
                  “Maybe I will introduce you to my marital arts instructor and let you compare notes.” I told Mason as I shook his offered hand. “Maddox has taught me everything I know.”
                  Mason grinned. “Bring him tomorrow. It would be my pleasure to take some notes from him.”
                  “And it would be my pleasure to rearrange your face.” Stone muttered as he pushed his coach away. “Reese, this is Corbin.” He introduced the six-five dark man with coffee eyes. He looked like he was a year or so younger than me, but I couldn’t be sure. The muscles made him look older. “ I guess you could say that Corbin is my prodigy. I’m sponsoring him in the next amateur cage battles.”
                  Introductions over Stone took my gym bag from me and tossed it away from the mats. “Okay guys, enough fooling around. Simon, get Reese some gear.”
                  “No, Simon.” I stopped the man when he turned to do just that. “Just a mouth piece, please.”
                  Stone shook his head. “No. No way. If you are going to spar with us you need more than that. We get rough, Reese. You could get hurt.”
                  I raised my hand and cupped his jaw. His eyes closed for a second, as if he were savoring my touch. Then I patted his cheek roughly. “Don’t worry about me, Stone. I’m a big girl. A little rough play isn’t going to dent me.”
                  He opened his mouth to protest again but I turned away from him. “So, Simon…” I took the new mouth piece that he offered me. “…want to go a few rounds?”
                  He grinned. “Oh, yeah.”
              “Simon!” Stone’s tone was menacing.
                  Simon’s grin grew. “I’ll be gentle.” He promised.
                  I put the mouth piece in and pulled my ha ir back into a tight pony tail before stepping onto the mat. He bowed to me and I did the same, just as a form of respect. We took up starting stances and Gage blew a whistle.
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