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“It happened before I arrived,” Brax says bitterly.

“What kind of time do they win with her?” I ask.

“Dates, events, that kind of thing. The person who wins can either take Savvy, or they can excuse themselves from the running and use the prize with someone else.”

“Does that happen often?”

I didn’t think it was possible, but Madi’s cheeks glow even hotter. “Not usually.”

“So you’re telling me, my fiancée could potentially go on multiple dates with multiple assholes?”

Savvy sighs heavily. “It’s not like this is re?—”

Spinning on her, I lower my voice to an octave I’m not sure should exist in human nature. “Finish that sentence, and I’ll show you just how real we are, Monroe.”

“Okay, okay,” Moose says, clapping his hands. “Everyone, calm down. It’s really very simple, Grey. If you don’t want to share, then you’re forced to win.”

“Simple?” I scoff. I’ve never line danced a day in my life. But something tells me I’m about to throw my whole back into it because no one’s going to steal time with my girl.

The first thing on my list is ensuring that I’m named the most eligible bachelor of Happiness. Here’s to hoping I can write a check for it.

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

SAVVY

“Savvy?”Elle shouts as if she’s trying to blow the entire inn down.

“I’m packing,” I yell back. Freaking Grey is demanding we return to his house today. I’m not sure why I agreed to it other than I know Riley is lurking around town, and Grey, the giant pain in the ass, makes me feel safe.

“Save it for later.” Her feet pound on the stairs as she runs up two flights to find me. She barrels through the door as though she’s top-heavy and can’t quite stop the forward motion. “We have to go.”

Spikes of panic flare to life. They start in my gut and find their way into my veins before spreading to every limb. “Is it—did Riley do something?”

“Oh,” she pulls up short. “Crap. No. Sorry. We have to get to Happiness U’s practice field, pronto. Madi and Clover are meeting us there.”

She tugs on my hand and manages to get me to my feet.

“Why? What’s going on?”

“Grey is working with the football team again but cut conditioning short today and demanded the boys teach him how to line dance.”

An image of his face when he learned about Cupid cowboy sears itself on my retinas.

“No. There’s no… Are you serious?”

“Yes!” She’s so gleeful her cheeks are painful to look at. She’ll be sore later from all that smiling. “Come on. They’re about to start, and we cannot miss this—I got a babysitter and everything.”

“How’d you even know?” I ask, allowing her to drag me to the hallway and down the stairs.

“Sage texted Madi.” She laughs. “But if Grey finds out, you didn’t hear that from me.”

“Oh my God. It’s payback for the time they spied on Sage when he was trying out for the team.”

“It totally is.” She claps her hands together. You’d think she was seeing the ocean for the first time with how excited she is.

“If we get caught, Grey will be pissed.”

“Mm-hmm,” she hums. “Come on. Hurry up.”