This scene was originally right before Katlyn Hunter brings the boys lemonade while they are moving Gray’s things into Shane’s place.

Gray took a drink of his own water and nodded.  He cocked his head to the side, staring at McCabe’s shoulder.  “I didn’t know you had a tattoo.” 

McCabe looked over his shoulder and shrugged.  “Got it when I was a kid.”

Shane leaned back to see.  McCabe wore a gray tank top. The top of a wing or something stuck out from under the strap.  “What is it?”

“It’s sort of a memorial for an old friend.”  McCabe reached behind him and pulled his tank top off, showing them the tattoo.  It was an angel with the name “Leslie” written underneath it. 

Jamie came around to see.  “Cool.”

McCabe shrugged and put his shirt back on.  “No big deal.”  There was an awkward silence.  It was obvious that everyone wanted to know who Leslie was and equally obvious by McCabe’s reaction that Leslie was someone important. 

Gray, bless him, broke the awkward silence by grinning over at Shane.  “Maybe I should get one.”

Shane grinned back.  “Why?”

“Just a thought.” Gray shrugged.

Stepping back, Jamie took his water back from Ethan.  “I have one.”

John scoffed.  “You do not!”

“Yes, I do!”

“Since when?”  John countered.

The younger man rolled his eyes.  “Since about three years ago.”

Shane bit back a chuckle.  He half expected Jamie to stick his tongue out at his brother.

“Where?”  Gray asked.

“Er…”  Blushing, Jamie looked at Ethan and back to his brother.  “On my butt.”

With a gleam in his eye, John smiled at his younger brother.  “Prove it.”

Ethan groaned.  “Oh brother.  Here we go.”

Shane chuckled.  He knew exactly what Ethan meant.  He’d known John and Jamie for years.  The brothers were close, but the two of them like to pick at the other…John in particular. 

Turning around, Jamie pulled his shorts down and revealed one muscled butt cheek.  Sure enough theTin Star brand was a tattooed on his hip with Property of Ethan Whitehall underneath it. 

Wow, that was sexy.  Maybe Gray getting a tattoo wasn’t a bad idea.  Shane looked over McCabe’s head to Gray.  “You could always get the Broken H brand on your ass with ‘Property of Shane Cortez’ underneath.  I could go for that.”

Gray chuckled.  “What’s wrong with you getting ‘property of Gray Hunter’?”

Pulling his pants up, Jamie turned his bright red face back to John.  “Ha.  Told you.”

“Nice Ass.” McCabe said.

Shane’s mouth dropped open, and he looked at McCabe.  The man had sounded totally serious.

Growling, Ethan stepped closer to Jamie.

“Uh, thanks?”  Jamie’s face got even redder.

John looked like someone had slapped him.  Staring at McCabe just like Shane had been seconds earlier, John frowned.  “I'm feeling like the odd man out all of a sudden.”

“Here let me help you with that.”  Turning towards John, McCabe grabbed him by the back of the head and planted a kiss right on his mouth with tongue an all from the looks of it.

John didn’t pull away immediately, but after several seconds he shoved back practically landing in Gray’s lap.

Gray yelled, “Holy shit,” and caught John.

Shane moved back, just in case John came to his senses and decked McCabe. 

Jamie gasped, his hand flying to his mouth.

Ethan let out a long whistle and met Shane’s eyes.  “Damn, this is getting to be quite a show.  Who would’ve thought moving could be so entertaining?”

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