Callie pushed back her chair and both men rose to their feet as she stood. “If you’ll excuse me, I need to use the ladies’ room.”
“What has you in such a black mood?” Dimitri asked when Callie was out of ear shot.
Wes shrugged. “Thoughts of the past, they turn me black.” He rarely admitted weakness, but Dimitri was someone he trusted.
“There’s no reason for that. You see the lovely lady who just left? She likes you. That has to erase all dark thoughts from a man when a woman like her wants you.”
“Believe me, she is a hard one to get into bed. She’s in love with my childhood friend. That’s not an easy thing to erase from her mind.”
Dimitri’s dark brows rose. “Let me guess. She loves the man marrying your sister?”
“How did you know that?” Wes gulped down a large portion of his wine.
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