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More static came through the phone. I kicked up a mound of snow. When I picked up Kensi from Tiff’s house, my ex was excited to be child-free, so long as no woman came near me.
It was a strange phenomenon: whenever I left the house, Tiff seemed to know. Her uncanny intuition always led her to where I was going and who I was seeing. Laura showed up in my life at the perfect time, and somehow, Tiff got a whiff. Butting into my love life was like her sixth sense.
“The weather’s bad.” I told her. “You should stay in New York.”
“I need to see Kensi and you. I have something to tell you.”
Snowflakes melted on my face.
“Stay in New York and wait ‘til after New Year. It’s too dangerous to fly.”
“I can’t wait to—” Her voice cut out, replaced by more static.
“Fuck!”
The phone fell out of my hand and slipped into a snowdrift. I picked it off the ground and wiped it dry before heading back inside. Gabe and Hunter sat at the bar, lost in deep discussion. I walked up.
“What are you two so serious about?”
“Check your phone. We just got an avalanche warning.” Gabe said.
“Avalanche? I was hoping the storm would halt the planes, not the slopes.”
“Winter’s a beast this year.” Hunter said.
“I see you shook off the twins,” I said.
“For now. I shouldn’t have brought them. Women are a headache. Period,” Hunter replied.
Gabe squeezed Hunter’s shoulder, hard enough to make his point.“Says the eighteen-year-old who iced two girls in less than forty-eight hours. Aren’t you afraid you’ll catch chlamydia?”
Hunter shook his head, saying, “Fuck off. You’ve got Joanne, and James has a new hook up. What’s her name? Laura? I met her by the elevators”
“She’s not a hookup, and I have bigger issues,” I said with a grunt. “Tiffany’s coming for Christmas.”
“In this weather?” Gabe asked.
“You know Tiff. If she’s after something, not even a storm can stop her.”
Gabe removed his phone from his back pocket and swept his finger over the screen. “Which flight is she on? I can have it canceled.”
My brother was a genius investigator, bodyguard, and hacker. I forwarded him Tiffany’s message, and thirty seconds later, he confirmed, “Done. Tiff will spend Christmas in New York. She’ll be pissed, though.”
“I’ll deal with Tiff when I have to, but I’m glad she won’t be here anytime soon. Now seriously, Hunter, what did you do with the twins? I’d like to avoid them if I can.”
Hunter poured me a glass of whiskey on the rocks. “They’re outside, swimming.”
“In this weather?”
“The pool is hot enough.”
I took a sip from the glass. The alcohol slid down my throat like honey, warming me from the inside. I tilted the glass further, finishing the drink.
“What’s the hurry?” Gabe asked.
“I have a naked woman waiting for me in my bed, so...priorities. I’ll see you two tomorrow.” I set the glass on the bar, gave each of my brothers a pat on the back, and left for my suite.
An electric thrill zipped up my spine as I swiped the keycard. My heart skipped a beat as I stepped into the room, a lopsided grin stretching across my face, but when I opened the door, the scene in front of me was not what I’d expected.
