<span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"What's not to love about you?"  He countered, wincing at his own tone.  He should learn to dial it back.  Jaymus had said he wasn't ready to be tied down and throwing out words and phrases like that wasn't going to endear him to the man.  It had been difficult, and still proved to be, to give the younger wolf the space he had requested.  He wanted to spend every moment with the man, but he couldn't.  "You're going to get very popular.  It's better to be liked than hated.  It'll also make it easier on the Luna," he chuckled, his eyes full of laughter as he turned to look out over the lawn.<br/>
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He'd spent the last few weeks, once Cy had made his announcement that Preston would be his beta, spending it with the retiring beta.  The woman had been wicked intelligent and there wasn't anything that happened in the pack that she didn't know about.  Her office had also been a wreck.  Her lack of filing system and organization had Preston consider turning Cy down, but the woman had merely pulled him into her office and they had reorganized it together.  For someone who seemed so disorganized, she knew where everything was.  Tomorrow, he would officially start and he'd be on his own, but she had promised to answer his call anytime.  He was grateful.<br/>
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There were many times over the last few weeks that he'd lost sleep, not that he slept much anyway.  Would he be good enough?  Would he be able to do this?  What if he royally messed things up or failed Cy and the pack?  He'd done it before with his old pack, he might do it again.  He quickly shook his head to get those thoughts out.  He wouldn't fail this one like he had his previous one.<br/>
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"I'm sure he's around," he said softly, blue eyes looking over the crowd and falling on their new leading couple.  "There they are," he added, pointing with the hand holding the cup.  He couldn't help but chuckle at the expressions on their faces.  Their Luna looked absolutely done though she definitely seemed happy enough to be beside Cy.  Cy in turn looked just as relaxed and happy around her.  He glanced at Jay out of the corner of his eyes and wondered if the man would look at him like Victoria looked at Cy.<br/>
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"It seems the heels were a bad idea.  Did you convince her to wear them or was that someone else?"  He joked.</span>