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“Do you know when your next fight is?”

“No. Would you come watch?”

“I would love to, even if we aren’t a match. I like to support the guys.”

“I’ll just have to make sure I don’t fight any of them so you can root for me.” He kisses my knuckles before pulling away from me quickly. Weird.

“Cut,” someone yells from the side of the yard.

“Thank you, Timber. I know you have more dates, but I hope we get to spend more time together,” he says as we ride back together. I jump down, and he follows, then Linc takes Sammy from him.

“Thank you, Lucas.” He heads back to his cabin.

I sigh. One more today. I need a break. Shane is having a BBQ after the last date is over with. It’s almost three in the afternoon and I can’t wait to be done. I wave at Brice, who is watching me curiously.

“Don’t mind him,” Dayton says from behind me, and I jump. “Sorry.”

“He told me who he was. I think it’s sweet he came on just to be near you.”

“Yeah, we have some things to work through.”

I turn to face him. “You . . .”

“I’m good. For once. I won’t be at the BBQ, but when I get back, do you think we could . . .” He seems so unsure of himself.

“I’ll be in the barn where I always am.”

“Every night you’ve been in there?”

“Even when I’m not staying here. I almost moved in there.”

He touches my cheek lightly. “Thank you.” Then he walks off to get date number seven.

Last date of the evening, thank heavens.

CHAPTERFOURTEEN

DAYTON

Lucas was too close. I know he was watching me watch her. I don’t know the guy personally, but I don’t know if he will say anything to me. I don’t know how I will react if he does.

I knock on cabin seven and wait. I hate that Sal doesn’t tell me who I’m getting.

“Dayton, good to see you, man,” Rome Drakos says as he opens the door.

“What the hell?”

“Wow, okay. Good to see you, too, Rome.”

“Fuck off, man.” I laugh. Only guy I have to watch out for so far is Easton. Thank fuck for that.

“I thought this would be fun.”

“Timber is a sweet girl,” I start.

“And totally off-limits.” He winks.

“What?”