Cathie Linz - The Marine And Me

“True.” She shifted uncomfortably before quickly returning the spotlight on him. “But getting back to your story.”

He could tell she didn’t like talking about herself. Something else they had in common.

“This girl—” Chloe was saying when Steve interrupted her.

“Her name was Gina. She was smart and classy. Gorgeous. A real knockout. And I discovered the truth when I found her with a good buddy of mine. I overheard them talking. He’d told her about the money. I’d told him, never thinking…” His jaw tightened. What an idiot he’d been. “Anyway, they both duped me.”

“What did you do?”

“Walked in and told them the game was over. Gina tearfully tried to tell me that I’d misunderstood.”

“Had you?”

Steve shook his head. “I saw the guilt in my buddy’s face.”

“So it was actually a double whammy. You were betrayed by both a gold-digging woman and by your buddy.”

“At least he wasn’t a Marine,” Steve said. “He was a civilian.”

“Oh, that explains it then,” Chloe noted dryly. “Civilians aren’t to be trusted.”

“Hey, I spill my guts to you and you respond by mocking me?”

“You were reciting facts of what occurred. That’s not the same as spilling guts.”

“Like I’m ever gonna get all sappy about stuff,” he scoffed.

“That would never happen, right?”

“I’m a Marine.” His voice was brisk and powerful. “We don’t do sappy.”

“Right. You do tough and in control.”

“Affirmative.”

“Except where it comes to your grandmother?”

“Affirmative. But I do have a plan.”

“Why am I not surprised by that…?” Chloe murmured before taking her last bite of brownie.

“The way to combat my grandmother’s matchmaking moves is not to launch a counteroffensive. That would only make her dig in her heels more. Instead, we lull her into thinking she’s winning the battle.”

“And how do we do that?”

“Simple.” He grinned at her again. “We move in together.”

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