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  “Reach in the pocket,” I say, because if I don’t say something, I’m going to rip her clothes off before I can get to the good part. And this is the good part.

  She reaches for me. Digs in the pocket. And pulls out a key.

  “To your handcuffs?” she asks.

  I stop dancing. Run my hand through her hair. She’s looking up at me and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more beautiful sight than her brown eyes looking into mine. “It’s a key to my apartment,” I say. “So you can stop breaking in. And maybe, you know, just stay.”

  “Are you asking me to move in with you?”

  I nod. “I’m asking.”

  “So. Ask.”

  She never lets me off the hook.

  I wouldn’t have it any other way.

  “I’m asking you to move in with me. But it’s more than that. I want you to move that ridiculous plant over to my place. And your pillows. I want to help you when you’re freaking out about all the stuff you need to organize for Meg’s Mobs. I want you to take out all that anxiety on me at night. Or in the morning. Mid-afternoon. I want to cook for you. And I want you to pick up takeout sometimes. I want you to stop being the girl next door, and be the girl who stays. I want you to move in. And never, not ever, move away. So I guess what this key is, is me. Asking you for forever.”

  Anything could happen right now. Anything.

  She gives me her hand, and I tug her upwards. She answers me with her kiss. Her arms are around me and her lips are against me and there are no words for a few moments.

  “You know,” she says, “if you ever ask me to marry you, you’re going to have to come up with a proposal that will top this. That’s going to be difficult.”

  I smile at her. Taste her lips one more time. “I’ll think of something.”

  “I know you will, Mac. Now shut up and dance with me. And without that ridiculous thong.”

  I take the thong off.

  I take everything off.

  From here on out, it’s just me and Meg, naked and vulnerable as can be.

  And you know what?

  I fucking love it.

  Because I fucking love her.

  Trouble and all.

  T H E

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  We hope you enjoyed Man Cuffed! Did you know about the bonus materials? You can read the Man Hands Thanksgiving Shenanigans, and download a few of Brynn’s favorite recipes, right here.

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  Acknowledgments

  We would like to acknowledge the amazing editorial help we received from Nana Malone. Thank you so much for helping us keep Meg real!

  Thank you Bernard Schaffer for your police officer wisdom.

  Thank you also to Christine Coffey for your terrific design work! It’s been so much fun to do these covers with you!

  Thank you to Jo P. and Claudia F. S. for your proofreading!

  Copyright © 2019 by Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby

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  Cover design by Christine Coffee of Coffee Creates Covers.

  Editing by Erica Russikoff.