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Creepy.”
    “Shut the fuck up.” Eli sends a croissant flying toward Dax’s head.
    “Seriously, man.” Dax never knows when to give up. “That bitch is fucking hot. Yesterday, during her presentation, it took everything not to fucking bend her over.”
    The other men try to ignore Dax’s comments. They are typical behavior for him, but it’s an unspoken rule not to dis or dog on any of the brothers’ girls. And it’s well known that Chloe was Eli’s, and always has been.
    “Shut up, fucker.” Eli stands and squares his shoulders. “Leave it alone.”
    “Dude, I would’ve fucked her.” A dreamy look covers Dax’s face. “All night long.”
    Eli storms from the room, not acknowledging his fucking impossible brother. He knows it’s a hopeless cause to argue with him. Dax is only blinded by one thing, and that’s pussy. That look on Chloe’s face when he grabbed the charm nearly killed him. It took everything he had to keep his poker face on. He wanted to crumble, take her in his arms, and pick up where they left off five years ago.
    He recognized her the moment he stepped in the conference room. Her body has changed over the years, but it’s one he’d recognize blindfolded. When he brushed her shoulder walking past her, he nearly fell to the floor. Eli knew he was a dick, taunting and misleading, pretending he didn’t recognize her, and then trying to get distracted with other women. But god damn, his girl, Chloe. When she walked in wearing that black dress, he nearly came undone.
    Visions of dragging her to the nearest closest and fucking her brains out consumed him during dinner. He remembers how amazing it felt to sink into her sweet pussy. It’s a feeling he’ll never forget. The waitress tried sucking him off last night in his hotel room, but he couldn’t even stay hard. Jesus Christ, is he really referring to Chloe as his girl? This shit has to stop, and stop now. He pushed her away years ago for a reason, and by damn if he’ll let his dick fuck it up for him now.
    He needs to be strong and bold like his brothers. Eli knows he is the softie of the group, and he’s okay with that. After losing his parents, he vowed to never lose his brothers, and the one person who threatened that was the love of his life. Eli would do anything for Chloe, and that scares the ever-loving piss out of him.
    ***
    Five-mile run and hours later, Chloe still has one man on her mind…Eli. She shared an amazing afternoon with Landon, filling him in on everything. It was hard leaving him, but she didn’t feel like hanging out with his friends and club hopping. They were a loud, obnoxious group and super fun to hang with, but Chloe just didn’t have the energy.
    Her feet beat the pavement in front of her apartment and she slows, bringing her heart rate down. She pushed herself hard on the run, hoping to vanquish thoughts of Eli. But in a strange way, the harder she pushed, the more he was in her forethoughts, remembering their time together.
    She thought it hurt the day he told her to leave, but it didn’t compare to listening to him screw another woman. Or at least that’s what she thinks now. It was bittersweet finding out it wasn’t Eli making the blonde scream, but when he kicked her to the curb again it was a fucking bitter pill.
    Bending over and stretching out all the muscles in her legs, she tries to push him away and focus on something else. She continues to stretch and think about her options for dinner. Chloe feels so empty, but hunger hasn’t even entered her mind. Maybe a movie, she thinks. She takes off the sweat-soaked light t-shirt covering her tank and tosses it to the cement steps. She takes a seat next to it and checks her phone for new releases. She peruses through the Redbox app until she finds a couple of movies she puts on hold.
    Chloe’s body has cooled in the evening air. Her skin is sticky from the evidence of her workout, but she doesn’t care. She quickly jogs up to her place, washes