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“They married men just like me, if not more intense. Hell, my brother-in-law was some sort of special forces and now owns Steeleville.”
“Oh, wait—your brother-in-law is Garrett Steele?”
“Yes.”
“I just went into business with him. He’s a great guy and obsessed with his wife.”
“Yes, my sister. I might pound guys in the octagon, but he’s done so much more.”
“He and I are one and the same. You have my blessing, for what it’s worth. Because if I’m right, a no would mean a fast wedding that didn’t include us, and a yes would mean a fast wedding that we’re invited to.”
“You hit the nail on the head.”
“As long as my little princess is happy.”
“That’s all I care about.”
A knock on the door brings in Tina, who looks anxious. “Um…I just came to check in on you two.”
“Come here, sweetheart,” he calls her over and pulls her in for a hug. “Are you happy?”
“Yes.”
“Good. When are you leaving for Vegas? Do you have time for dinner?”
She looks at me with pleading eyes. “Don’t worry. Boomer already offered the plane and is flying us out first thing tomorrow morning, so we can leave here after dinner and be back in time to get enough sleep and be fresh faced.”
“Are you good for weigh-in?” Her father asks me.
“Yes, I should be fine, but if you have a digital scale, I could take a quick look.” They lead me to the bathroom, and my weight is a little under. It’s still in regulation, but I have a few pounds I could put on before the weigh-in tomorrow night.
“How is it?”
“I’m about on target. Eating a decent meal won’t hurt either way.”
“Good because I’m working on a large dinner,” her mother says, stepping into the hallway.
An hour later, the house is flooded with several other guests, including her brothers and their families, who happened to pop by for a family dinner. The guys are huge fans of my brother and me and pick my brain on so many topics.
Right before we leave, they both pull me to the side. “Take care of my sister. We don’t care if you’re a fucking bad ass and our favorite MMA fighter—we’ll find a way to destroy you.”
“I have two sisters, and I understand that you will do just that, but there’s nothing to worry about because Tina’s mine forever, and I’m hers until they bury me.”
“Great, now go kick some ass because we’ll be watching it.” We shake hands, and then I go in search of my woman so we can head back to Steeleville before it gets any later.
“Thank you all for a great evening and a lovely dinner, Mrs. Turner. I’m going to tell my mother about it, and she’s going to want the recipe.”
“Oh, I can’t wait to share it.” We finally make it out to the SUV and drive on back. Tina smiles, pressing her hand in mine.
“So that went better than you expected,” I say, bringing her hand to my lips and giving it a kiss.
“Much better.”
“Wow, were they expecting you to bring home a doctor or something?”
“No, it’s not that at all. It’s just they’ve been worried about me and since I don’t date, I didn’t know what to expect, and then you’re their favorite fighter, so I was like, maybe they’ll be gushing and totally embarrass me or they’ll try to get tough with you.”
“Well, I’ll say it was a bit of both. They did their rightful brotherly and fatherly duties of warning me to treat you right and then also told me how much they loved watching my brother and me kick some ass.”
