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“Okay, I’m just gonna put this out there because, well...one, basically I’m just a nosy bitch and need to know. And second, yeah, I’m kinda a nosy bitch. So, anyway, what exactly is going on between you and Koa? I mean you’ve known him what, a week?”

My leg starts to bounce. This is all gonna sound so mental when I say it aloud. How to explain to a woman I don’t know, how I feel about a man I don’t know.

“Less than a week. I only got here Thursday night.”

“And he’s told you all of this? About Danielle, the accident, Kai, and Lucy, but you’re not a couple?”

“I’d never met the man until he slammed into me and tackled me to his drive on Thursday night.”

She frowns, confusion written all over her face. “Wait. Wait. Back up a minute there, sister. Koa tackled you to the ground.”

“Yeah. I’ve rented the cabin for the next six months through an agency, but no one let me know that Koa’s aunt had died and he’d cancelled all future bookings. He’d moved in himself so that he could start doing the place up. So, when I got here, I let myself in, saw the empty pizza boxes and drink bottles, and thought that some hairy arsed homeless mountain man had broken in. I ended up hiding outside and calling the police.”

I watch Shannon’s mouth open and close a few times. “Hairy arsed mountain man—what—I don’t even know what that means, but it sounds scary.”

“Itwasscary. I was terrified, believe me.”

I then relay the rest of the story of my and Koa’s first encounter.

“And you stayed there that night?” she asks...well, more like shouts actually..

“Yeah, probably not my wisest life choice, but the sheriff assured me I’d be safe and Koa offered me a room with a lock on the inside of the door. It was one in the morning, I was jetlagged, and it was snowing.”

The table we’re sitting at is large and round, Shannon and I are the only ones in our seats, the men are all on the opposite side, standing, talking, and watching the game.

Koa’s arse is resting on the back of a chair, and I stare at it while explaining to Shannon the events surrounding my arrival in Addison Creek.

“Holy shit, that’s some introduction.”

I actually manage a small laugh. “Yeah, it’s different I s’pose.”

She tilts her bottle towards me, and I tap my glass against it.

“Welcome to Addison, you’ll have to give me your number, and we’ll get together for lunch.”

“That’d be good. I’d like that.”

Three mobile phones are sitting on the table, two iPhones and Koa’s antique flip phone. It’s the flip phone that starts to vibrate, causing all heads to turn. Mason, who is Dean’s younger brother, grabs it from the table.

“Lexi,” he announces. “You still banging that chick?”

“Fuck off,” he tells Mason.

Koa snatches the phone but doesn’t answer the call, shoving it into the front pocket of his jeans just as the game ends.

“You ready to get out of here?” he turns and snaps at me.

Wanker.

“Don’t give me shit just because you missed a call from your bird.” The bubbles have apparently gone to my brain, causing me to up my attitude levels.

Koa glares.

“So, what time Wednesday?” Lee asks.

Until a few moments ago, I hadn’t been sure if it would be appropriate to go out to dinner with Lee, now, fuck that.

Koa and his arsehole-ness have returned, so yeah, fuck that.