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you,” Maverick said. “I need to build one.”
    Wyatt raised one golden eyebrow. “Seriously? You want a house like this?”
    “Not this big,” Maverick said. “But this nice, yeah.”
    Wyatt slumped in a chair and studied the serious man in front of him. He was more used to talking to Mav with his fists than like this. It was odd to see Mav behaving this way. Almost like he was… vulnerable.
    Wyatt didn’t like seeing his friend like that. “Do you really want to be with a woman who doesn’t like you for who you are?”
    Mav nodded. “She’s my mate. I’ll be whatever she wants.”
    Wyatt sighed. “She’s a human, then?”
    Maverick nodded. “Yeah.”
    Wyatt tented his hands in his lap. He always felt bad for his shifter friends when they picked human mates. It was always hard to explain the fated mates thing to them, not to mention the fact that they could shift into animals.
    As a mountain lion, Wyatt was lucky he wouldn’t have to deal with that. Cats, for the most part, mated cats in order to keep the bloodline clean.
    “I think you’re better off trying to win her as you are,” Wyatt said. “I don’t think you should try to change. Obviously, she likes something about you.”
    “She seems to. Sometimes. She liked my haircut.” Mav flashed a lewd grin. “A lot.”
    Wyatt waved a hand. “Please, I don’t want the details.” He stood. “Should I come meet her? Maybe I could talk to her for you. Get more info as to how to win her over.”
    Mav scratched his head. “I don’t know. I don’t really need more males around her.”
    Wyatt thought carefully over the situation. The woman Mav meant must be one of the women that had come out a while back, two of which had already mated the McAllister brothers. It wasn’t fair, the knack they had for finding awesome women when that should be nearly impossible out in this part of the country.
    Not that he was jealous, because he needed to find a cat anyway. But the human Shane McAllister had mated had been tempting enough that in a fit of heat, Wyatt had been willing to fight for her.
    Then again, it didn’t take much to get a cat into a fight.
    Wyatt liked fighting. It was something he and Maverick had in common.
    “Do you have money to buy a cabin like that?” Wyatt asked. “If you do, I can get in touch with the builder and schedule a time for him to talk with you.”
    Maverick nodded. “I got it. I don’t have much use for money, but I got it.”
    Wyatt just sighed at that. Maverick was a mystery, to more than just Wyatt himself, and he didn’t think he was going to start figuring him out now. “All right. I’ll give him a call after you go.” He stood to show Mav out.
    “Wait,” Mav said. “I need fancy clothes too.”
    “Huh?” Wyatt asked. “What the hell do you need those for?”
    “I need to look nicer,” Mav said.
    Wyatt scratched the back of his head, really unable to believe the direction this conversation was taking. Maverick had a lot of talents and interests. Fancy things and dressing well weren’t on the list.
    Wyatt would definitely have to take a ride over to Bear Haven and meet this woman for himself.
    “Can I at least know her name?” Wyatt asked.
    Mav narrowed his dark eyes at him. “Harmony. But I only tell you that because you know I’ll stomp you into the dirt if you try anything.”
    “And you know I can go head to head with you anytime,” Wyatt drawled, enjoying the way it made Maverick go all prickly and defensive. He put up a hand. “Okay, I’ll help you order some stuff.” Wyatt shook his head. “This is some My Fair Lady shit or something.”
    Maverick looked confused, and Wyatt just laughed. “Come on. Let’s go upstairs.
    It was a sign of just how smitten Maverick was that the big bear shifter just obediently lumbered after him without protest.
    Damn, things are changing fast out here, Wyatt thought as he led his friend to his office.

6
    H armony wondered if it were possible to feel