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through school she had kept things together. But she’d also hidden herself away from the world too. Lying to her brother had been a little easier when she didn’t have to look him in the eye. Envy could be ignored when she didn’t have to see people like Gabe and Riley - who were clearly meant to be together – every week at family dinner. Hope was nearly non-existent until she had felt Shane’s touch on her skin, his lips on hers, his body buried deep within her.
    Maybe if she’d just stayed away…A knock on her window startled her out of her reverie and she looked up to see one of the other teachers smiling and waving at her. Savannah sucked in a breath and forced herself out of the car. If she just kept moving, kept busy, she could do this.
     
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    “I need a favor. Several, actually,” Shane said as he dropped down into the booth across from Gabe in the diner. Before Gabe could even respond, a menu dropped down in front of Shane and he looked up to see Nell, one of the diner’s owners, looking at him with accusing eyes. She was a larger woman with grey hair and a round face. Her arms were crossed in front of her and she was actually tapping one foot. Glancing at Gabe, he saw his friend smile and then pretend to read the menu – bastard ordered the same thing every time and didn’t need a fucking menu to do it. He turned his attention back to Nell.
    “So, big high class lawyer - Pete’s Eats not fancy enough for you anymore?” Shane almost smiled at the name of the diner – it never failed to amuse him that the place was named after Nell’s husband, a huge tattoo wearing, ex-military guy who did all the cooking in a little white chef hat that was too small for his big, bald head. Nell was clearly in charge of everything when it came to the diner and the way she was looking at him now, he figured he had some fancy footwork to do before she got her big ass husband to thrown him out the front door.
    “I’m not a lawyer yet and it hasn’t been that long since I was in last-”
    “Three months,” she cut in.
    God love this woman, he thought, as he stood and wrapped his arms around her thick frame. She stood stiffly, testament to the fact that she was actually a little angry with him, and then he felt her let out a little huff and hug him back.
    “Sorry Nell, things have been busy,” he said.
    She nodded against and then released him. “Okay, what are you going to have today? Besides the cherry pie,” she said as she pulled out her order pad.
    “Just the pie – I’ve got a class in a bit.” She jotted it down.
    “I’ll have the-” Gabe started, but she snatched the menu from him.
    “Oh shut it Gabe. I know what you’re having and why you think you can fake read this menu while I’m standing right in front of you, I’ll never know. Thank God you’re pretty,” she laughed as she shook her head at him and then took Shane’s menu and moved on to the next table. Gabe covered his smile until she was gone.
    “Name it,” Gabe said to him.
    “What?”
    “The favors, they’re yours.” Typical Gabe; unquestioning and loyal to a fault.
    Shane felt a longing come over him and he realized he actually missed his best friend which was incredibly stupid since Shane was the one pulling away. He shook off the morose feeling.
    “I need the name of your therapist.”
    Gabe whipped out his phone and a few seconds later Shane heard his own phone ding.
    “Done,” Gabe said.
    “I also need you to teach someone some basic self-defense stuff.” Gabe leaned back against his seat and Shane knew his mind was turning. His friend had probably thought Shane was asking for the therapist for himself, but he also knew that Shane was fully capable of taking care of himself and didn’t need self-defense training.
    “Who?” Gabe asked.
    “Well, that’s the third favor. I need you to keep this from Logan. It’s Savannah.”
    Gabe instantly tensed and sat forward. He was in full protective mode now and Shane