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probably won’t.”
    “Then why are we going?”
    “Because Dominic demanded it.”
    “Demanded it? I didn’t think Devon would ever do anything demanded of him.”
    “He wouldn’t.”
    “Then why? And where do I fit in?”
    “I can’t go to Connecticut. I just started a project for a firm in San Diego so I can’t leave right now. Devon refused to go. I feel somebody has to go, even if it solves nothing, so I made a deal with both of them. Devon would only go if you went with him, so I told Dominic he had to invite you properly.”
    “Swell. So that’s why he exited so fast. I was forced on him.”
    “It was the only way Devon would go.”
    “But he doesn’t seem to want me to go, so why would you make a deal like that?”
    “He does want you to go, Darby. I can’t explain to you all the complexities that go with it, but he does want you there. You’re the only thing that would keep him together through this.”
    “Then why is he shutting me out, if I’m so darn important?”
    “It’s complicated, Darby, very complicated. He’ll tell you when he can find the words. I know he will. I will also say that, knowing my brother, it will probably get a lot worse before it gets better, but you are everything to him – I do know that. Give him a little time and space. I know he’ll eventually open up, but seeing Dominic like that, I think, has just brought a lot of things up to the surface that he’s pushed way down for a long, long time.
    “Guys are not like girls in any sense of the word when it comes to feelings. I guess we figure if we don’t talk about them, they will eventually go away or be forgotten. I know it doesn’t make sense to you, but it’s just how we deal with things. If we can’t physically fix something, then we stash it away until we don’t think about it and it doesn’t hurt anymore.”
    “That’s really dumb.”
    “Well, a lot of things girls do don’t make any sense to us either, so let’s just leave it at that.” He smiled at her.
    She finally took a second bite of the pie. “So your advice is to say nothing, until he decides he’s ready, and he will come to me on his own.”
    “Exactly,” Blake said, taking a huge bite of turkey.
    “What if he doesn’t?”
    “He will.”
    “But…what if he doesn’t?”
    “I’ll make a deal with you. If he doesn’t come to you with this, by the time I get there, then I will tell you myself. Deal?”
    “When are you coming?”
    “Probably two, three weeks or so, unless it’s all cleared up by then.”
    “Two or three weeks? Ugh! Is Dominic married? Anton?”
    “Aunt Sophia died a long time ago and well, I can’t really say about Anton. He was married, but I don’t know what the situation is anymore.”
    “So you expect me to live in a house with three angry men, none of whom will be speaking to me or each other, for three weeks?”
    “Two or three weeks.”
    “You don’t understand women at all, do you? I’m going to go nuts without someone to talk to. Geez. Three weeks. Will you at least be bringing Rowan with you when you come?”
    “Probably not. There’s that whole werewolf issue with Uncle Dominic.”
    “Ooooh! That’s right! That explains his behavior during the introductions. How did he know Dean and Rowan were werewolves?”
    “Like me, Uncle Dominic is adept at telepathy and I assume he sensed it. Rowan not so much, but Dean, well, it’s written all over him like a tattoo.”
    “That sucks. Another trip to the east coast and it will be as cold in the house as the weather outside. Yippee! Any advice you can give me to get on Dominic’s good side?”
    “Nope. Once he’s made up his mind, there really is no changing it. Very stubborn.”
    “Hmm. A family trait, I see.”
    “I have no idea to what you are referring!”
    “What about Anton? What’s he like?”
    “I don’t know. He’s Devon’s age. Good looking, I suppose, arrogant, self centered, stubborn.”
    “Gee! Do you think your uncle