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"Look ather attention away from the coffee pot "You knowher panties, I pull her deeper into me so she’s forced to stand on her tiptoes "But just like when I was honest with you about what I wanted, I was honest with the her softly "I need to kno if you can handle that part of me" I need her to understand that I'uessesto be with you and feel like I need to tread carefully just because I have a past"

She’s just staring at oes on for a while Finally, she says what I need to hear "You’re right I'm sorry; I can handle it Just promise that you will always be honest withher up, her legs go aroundpicks up as I set her on the counter;When sheher et out of hand when I don’t have tiet your phone while I fix us so the s o take care of myself, or take a cold shower

"Fine," she pouts, juive her a quick kiss, then go about fixing us breakfast

Chapter 4

Liz

"Oh, honey! I'lad you’re okay," Mom says as soon as I walk into the store I’ in an alternate universe I’irlfriend to the notorious player Trevor Mayson; then this , before we left his house, he toldto pick out a puppy" I don’t even have my own place I still need to look for an apart; so I told hi; it’s what couples do" I shookto remember that he had never had a relationship before, so he didn’t know that people who just started dating didn’t buy living things together They didn’t even buy an inaniether My case was lost when hisabout

"I' with a specialist to get tested" I hear laughing and turn around to see Britney and Lisa standing near the rack of scarfs I' so rampant around town by toh narrow eyes I'm not even bothered by the better to do with their ti to the back of the store, when the bell over the door rings I turn to see Trevor, Cash, and Nico walk in

"Hey, baby," Trevor says

"Yo," Cash says, givingme a chin lift

Cash and Nico walk over towards Britney and Lisa; Trevor cohis mouth to mine I auto down athere?"

"We wanted to get so for Ma for her birthday, so we came here to see if you could help us out"

"Oh, yeah Sure, just giveto pull away But his fingers have hooked on the inside of?" he asks, and ht there in the middle of Te his face go soft I love that he cares enough to worry aboutlike the cat that got the cream I rollher way between us "I know its short notice for booking a flight, but if you can get ti? I' between us like she just solved world hunger with her suggestion

"Moet used to the knowledge that he’s uy you’re dating is right up there with picking out a puppy; you should be together a while for both Although, the thought of watching Trevor on a beach in nothing but a pair of board shorts over a long weekend sounds like a good idea

"Sure, I canat Trevor I blink a few ti to clear my head

"You don’t have to co on with the contract you just got," I tell him

"I have three brothers It’s only three days; they can handle it"

"Oh," I say, wondering how the hell this is ot sucked into Trevor’s universe

"Tonight, after we pick our puppy, we can try to get ht as you If they don’t have any seats left, you can change your flight to whatever one I’ a puppy?"her hands

"So

"What honey?"

"Nothing…I'uys pick out so for Mrs Mayson"

"I’ll help theers around Trevor’s bicep I watch her give it a squeeze, then she looks up at hi Do you work out?" Oh my God, someone? Anyone? Saveher in the affirmative I walk into the back rooainst the wall a few times before I walk back out into the insanity that has becouys left the store, and after et a text from my brother

Tim: Call me at this number 521-649-4579

I look to make sureto be in the back"

"Sure, honey" She motions me aith a wave of her hand I walk to the back of the store, sit down on a large box, and take a deep breath before dialing the number that he texted h the fuzzy connection

"You want h?" I ask,louder I stand and peek out the door toThankfully, she’s still standing behind the cash register

"I didn’t want to do it"

"Where is the money, Tim?"