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“Not happening. I’m not asking that son of a bitch for anything.”
“Grant, I don’t know what’s going on, but—”
He was about to tell her about the danger she was in. To ask her a whole bunch of questions for her to see the obvious. Bull was protecting his family.
This was Maddie. She’d already been hurt. He couldn’t do that to her, even though he and Maddie didn’t exactly see eye to eye about a lot of things. The fact he bullied her for years when they were growing up was a big problem, but they had managed to form a friendship. At least he believed they had, and he was very protective of that.
“I’m not asking Bull for relationship advice,” he said instead of scaring her. “I’m asking you. Why do I have to ask my brother?”
“Because you’re talking about sex.”
“And you’re trying to tell me you don’t like sex?” Grant asked. “You’ve got a kid, and I know you guys didn’t bump hips once to make little Lindsey.”
“I’m not talking to you about this.”
He sensed she was close to hanging up.
“Wait, okay, just wait.” He sighed. “Do you think … do you think I’m a good catch?”
“I’m not following.”
“Do you think Aria would go for me?”
Maddie was quiet. Too quiet.
“Maddie?”
“Grant, ugh, this is … yes, I think Aria would go for you, but you’ve got to not be a dick, like you were to me all those years.”
“I won’t be.” He’d never hurt Aria. He was no longer a dick to prove himself. That shit had ended along with risking his life at the club to save Maddie.
His old man had been dead a long fucking time, and he didn’t have to impress that asshole. Habits were hard to end, but this was one he was determined to get rid of.
“Look, I know I hurt you all through high school and the shit I said was wrong, and I can understand why you never, ever want to see me again, but I am a changed man. I’m not that guy. I was never that guy. Shit happened, and I’m so sorry.”
“Grant, you don’t have to keep apologizing, I forgive you.”
“You do?”
“Yeah, of course. I think I made that clear when that guy, er, Julio was beating the crap out of you and I thought you were unconscious. I realized then that you were my friend and I cared. Besides, you’re also my brother-in-law.”
Grant snorted.
“Will you and Bull … be okay?” Maddie asked.
“I don’t know what we’ll fucking be. I’ve got to go.”
“Grant, wait, if you and Aria want to take things slow, then just … it should be easy. You know. If you’re with someone you care about, then everything comes naturally.”
“It does?”
“Yeah, it does. I promise.”
“Thanks.”
“No problem.”
Grant pulled his cell phone away from his ear and hung up. He didn’t know what it was but chatting with Maddie always relaxed him. He felt calmer than ever before.
