Brock dropped Mallory’s hand and sat on a chair off to the side. Mallory looked at him for a moment, and sat on a wooden wicker chair, and Jocelyn and Caden sat on the sofa. Mallory looked a bit dejected because Brock didn’t sit beside her, but he wanted to let Jocelyn and Caden adjust to the idea first. He had no idea that Mallory had been Caden’s ex-girlfriend. According to the Guy Code, a guy didn’t date his buddy’s ex. But Brock had no idea who Mallory was to Caden when he met her. Before he pursued anything with her, he had to talk to Caden first.

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