“s**t, does everyone think that I’ve been an asshole all season every time I got near another woman?” At their several nods, he banged his head down on the table to a rattle of silverware. “Pretty much, yep!” Mickey was back in his merry mood. His cross-table slap on Gordon’s back only served to ram his nose harder into the table. Gordon didn’t raise his head but he did raise a middle finger, which earned him a laugh from the group. “Can’t a single guy just be good friends with a single woman?” At the silence, he looked back up. The guys were shaking their heads no. The women were looking puzzled. Even Ripley was staring at him with a narrowed expression he couldn’t read. “Actually, there is a way…” Brenna tapered off. “Thank you!” Gordon burst out. “At least there’s someone on my si