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she’s just using that as a defense against us. Shea told us at Elise’s wedding that Cyn had never truly gotten over us. We just need to be patient and prove that we aren’t going to walk away this time.”
    Brody would have laughed at the pained expression on Cooper’s face if he weren’t feeling the same thing. Every time he saw Cyn, his dick grew hard. Hell, whom was he kidding? Every time he pictured Cyn, he had a hard-on that could beat nails into a cinder block.
    “Are you sure you two don’t want breakfast?” Willow said, interrupting his thoughts. Brody was grateful he was sitting down, knowing the outline of his cock would be showing otherwise. “Sam’s going to feel slighted if you don’t eat something.”
    “We’ll each take the ham-and-cheese omelet with sliced fried potatoes,” Brody answered, sharing a knowing look with his brother. If Cyn suggested the omelet, then they’d have an omelet. Once Willow had left them to their refreshed coffee, Brody returned to the previous conversation. “I understand why Cyn would be wary of us promising we’d never leave her again, but she’s got to cut us some slack. Our only choice at that time was to enter the military. Let’s face it, our grades weren’t going to get us into a community college, let alone an Ivy League school.”
    “I think she understands that, Brody,” Cooper said, placing his elbows on the table and leaning forward. “When I spoke with her aunt a few months back, Claire said that she felt Cyn still loved us. Apparently, she kept close tabs on us while we were deployed, just as we did with her. Cyn can deny it all she wants, but she’ll eventually be worn down fighting the inevitable. Life gets in the way sometimes, and as we grow older, we understand things a little clearer. She just doesn’t want to lose anyone else in her life. We can’t give up.”
    “I hear you.” Brody knew his brother was right, but that didn’t make the waiting any better. Their new life had begun here in Triple and he wanted their beginning to include Cyn. What if she decided her time here in Triple was over and it was time to head back to Illinois? He knew she still had her apartment there, although she had sold her interests in the family corporation years ago. Where would they be then? Would they follow her or continue on with their life here in Triple, knowing the one woman they loved was five states away?
    “Are you two Cooper and Brody Jackson?”
    Brody looked up to find a stranger standing at their table. It was only then that he realized the diner had gone quiet and everyone’s attention was on this man who radiated authority. He was definitely law enforcement, and the way he carried himself screamed federal agent. Brody shot a quick look at his brother, whose body was now tense on high alert. Looking over at the counter, he noticed that Deputy Thornton made no pretense of not paying attention. Cooper was way more adept at handling these types of situations, so Brody leaned back against the booth and crossed his arms.
    “Depends on who’s asking,” Cooper said, keeping his hands in plain sight on the table.
    “I’m Agent Monroe with the ATF. We need your help.”
     
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    “So what do you plan on doing tomorrow?”
    Cyn looked up from her hot chocolate and stared at Elliott. It wasn’t the first time she’d studied him like a bug underneath a microscope. Why couldn’t she be attracted to him like she was to Cooper and Brody? Life would be so simple to just be attracted to one man. Oh, wait a second—he liked to share with his brother Mitch, didn’t he? She knew they were one of the first sets of men to sign up for their dating website.
    “I’m heading over to Elise’s house. She’s excited about her first holiday dinner.”
    “I heard through the grapevine that Cooper and Brody are spending Thanksgiving with them also. Are you up for that?”
    Cyn gave a long, dramatic sigh, knowing it would make Elliott laugh. She