Chapter 269

MARCO PRIED THE CAP off the beer bottle and slid into a chair at Travis' dining table. Mason, Ian, Luke and Felix were already seated and ready for the poker game. They had a couple of hours before Bliss came home from Hannah's and kicked them all out.

"Anyone heard from Zain?" Travis asked.

"Oh, he flew to Seattle early to get out before the snow settled in." Mason tipped his beer back and took a long pull.

"Lucky bastard," Travis muttered. He stood in front of the fridge, staring at the floor.

"Something wrong, man?" Marco asked. He didn't really care, but he should. It was all part of making an effort. Life had to go on. Sitting back, letting it pass him by because he'd let the most amazing woman go wasn't an excuse to stop living.

"Yeah, I guess I should just...say it." Travis lifted his head, staring at them.

The whole table fell into silence.