PART 4-CHAPTER 171 LUKE

The room was buzzing with laughter and music, the kind of background noise that meant everything was going exactly as it should. I'd just spotted Josh across the room, his shoulders relaxed, a drink in hand, and a wide grin splitting his face. It was good to see him like thi I crossed over, and when Josh spotted me, his grin got even wider. He wrapped me in a bear hug, clapping my back with a familiar force.

"Good to see you, man," he said, stepping back and looking me over. "Missed you."

1 chuckled, shaking my head. "Right back at you. Glad to see you finally got your shit together," I replied, a hint of teasing in my voice. He laughed, shaking his head. Then, a pair of slender, manicured hands slid

around Josh's waist. A tall blonde, dressed to kill, leaned into him, murmuring something in his ear that I couldn't catch. Her eyes flicked over to me, assessing, before Josh wrapped an arm around her and turned her toward me. "Luke, meet Jasmine," Josh said, his eyes gleaming.

I gave her a nod, offering a polite smile as I extended my hand. "Nice to meet you, Jasmine."

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She gave me a smile back, something bright and knowing in her expression, then turned to Josh. I'm going to go mingle for a bit, babe," she said with a kiss on his cheek.

When she was out of earshot, I tilted my head and raised an eyebrow. "Really, man? A Sports Illustrated model?"

"What can I say? I got lucky." Then he glanced over my shoulder, his smirk deepening. "Since when do

Francesca, who was chatting with Jasmine. One hand gestured animatedly while the other clutched her champagne flute. Of course,

meeting Josh's eyes again. "Nothing serious.

I pinned him with a death stare. There is no

hand on my shoulder, giving it a firm squeeze. "You

you did, but I know you were hurting."

tried." I shrugged, feeling the weight of the

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she checked her screen, probably typing

proposing to that one

"She gives good head, though," I let the sentence trail off, and he laughed, shaking his

but I remember you kicking your girls with more than one

brain cells for cup sizes?" I

cells. She just happens to look good in a bikini, too." We both finished our glasses and talked about football for the rest of the night while our girlfriends did the rounds. Before midnigh "Hey babe, do you feel like going home?" she purred in my ear before

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