King blinked. He knew Curtis to be a good guy, of course, but he was also quite possibly the most intimidating son-of-a-bitch that he knew, and seeing as who he kept company with, that was saying something. The thought of the man asking about anything not to do with football, or guns, or boxing was incomprehensible.“Uh,” King said, a bit floored. “Is he making plans for him and Tessa?”“Looks that way,” Val said, clearly unimpressed. “Poor girl.”“Nice,” King said with approval, completely ignoring Val The Wet Blanket. “I wonder if Tessa knows?”“Doubt it,” Tank said. “Curtis is being pretty cagey about it all.”“Then we keep our mouths shut too,” King said severely. “Not one word.”“With pleasure,” Val said. Everyone else nodded, and a few may have rolled their eyes at Val’s hate-on for marriage. “Can we change the subject now?”“Sure, Valentina, Lady Of All Things Heart and Valentines,” King said, poking fun at her romantic, poetic name. “Shall we talk about Ace and Spider?”“Well,
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