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"With all the secrets he’s got, can you be sure you know hiht of the ht with me and felt relief at how sure I was about ht, then"

Cary shrugged

"I talked to Dr

Travis yesterday"

My thoughts immediately veered in another direction at the o

"You did?" "Yeah

I really fucked up the other night"

Fros back froy I’d walked in on

"Cross broke Ian’s nose and split his lip," he said, re me of how violently Gideon had responded to Cary’s

friend rudely propositioning me to join them

"I saw Ian yesterday and he looks like he was hit in the face with a brick

He was asking who clocked his seized for the length of two heartbeats

"Oh, crap"

"I know

Billionaire plus lawsuit equals beaucoup bucks

What the fuck was I thinking?" Cary closed his eyes and rubbed them

"I told hiuy you picked up and dragged home

Cross blindsided hiot a real good look at Gideon," I said grimly

"They took off out that door" - Cary pointed across the living roo with the slao to the urgent care with us, and neither of us knoho they are

If Ian doesn’t run into theain, we’re okay"

I rubbed at the quiver in ain

"I’ll keep an eye on the situation," he assuredit out in therapy gave me soize"

Hearing Trey’s na relationship with the veterinary student would work out, but Cary had sabotaged that

As usual

"How’d that go?" He shrugged again, but the ht because I’ to do the right thing"

"Did you break it off?" I held my hand out to him and squeezed his when he placed it in mine

"It’s seriously cooled off

Like on ice

He wants ay, and I’m not"

It was painful to hear that so other than who he was, because it’d always been that way for him

I couldn’t understand why

To me, he onderful as is

"I’uy

I’m just not ready for the stress and deht now

I’h yet to be fucked up in the head"

His lips pursed

"You ht want to think about that, too

We justin to do"

I nodded, understanding where he was co in h

"Did you talk to Tatiana, too?" "No need"

His thumb brushed over my knuckles before he released ulp ofor asood

I’m actually okay with her, and not just because she could suck chro with someone who just wants to have fun and causes no stress"

"Gideon knows me

He understands and tries to work aroundfor this, too, Cary

It’s not easy for him, either"

"Do you think Cross had a nooner with his ex?" he asked bluntly

"No"

"Are you sure?" Sucking in a deep breath, I took a fortifying gulp and ad it for him now

It’s pretty hot with us, you know? But his ex has souilt, but that doesn’t explain his brunette fascination"

"It explains why you lost it and hit hi at you

And he still won’t tell you what’s going on