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Gavin whistled "She’s into the life too, isn’t she? I’ she’s your sub?"

"She was h "A month"

"She ended it?"

"Yeah"

"So what if she wouldn’t have?"

"I’d still be with her The ironic thing about Dalton seeing me at the club? I hadn’t been there for the month I’d been with Ainsley As I walked around? I felt nothing I just fucking missed her Missed who I ith her" And it all poured out "Since the night I met her I felt our relationship would be different Club subs want good ti them out of that world and into mine wouldn’t work But Ainsley…works She’s soes fro out with ht Al"

"So what did you do to fuck it up?"

"She’s the bank president No one can know she associates with lowlife sexual degenerates like htly bitter edge

Gavin shook his head and chuckled

"What?"

"You All ‘I’ around in your house with your dogs You’re not that guy, Ben I’ pathetic So I’ave our brothers If you want this wo haul, make it happen Screw the club You haven’t needed it the last month, you don’t need it now Play with her here Or at her place Set your own rules Or change the rules"

Ben was as flustered by the admonishment as he was by Gavin’s admission of brotherly ties "It’s not that easy"

Or was it?

Chapter Thirty-One

Ben had co out the cattle truck when she burst through his front door The dogs went berserk Barking and ju until she threhide chews out the door and slammed it shut behind therily pulled off her purple gloves finger by finger Only after she’d shed the outer layer did she seeh to speak "Hello, son"

"Mos fro outside I’ll take a cup of coffee if it’s fresh"

He poured a cup, refilled hisand faced her

"You look like hell, Bennett"

"Gee, thanks What brings you by?"

"This and that"

She curled her hands around the coffee ather her thoughts

Not good

Finally she looked at hiut roiled Godda his big mouth shut? Was it a coincidence that one day after Dalton’s accusations, Ben’s mother showed up, hot under the collar? Hoas he supposed to look her in the eye when she questioned him about the ruone wrong raising hied a nonchalant, "What did you hear?"

She blew across her cup, expecting hi

She sighed "Tell me about the woive a rip about that?

"Just answer the damn question, Bennett"

He was punchy if he hadn’t realized he’d uttered that out loud His thoughts backtracked Last week? Right A last minute lunch with his client froive him an overdue payment "You mean Dani? She’s a friend That’s it"

"That’s it?" she "

This conversation wasn’t about Dalton’s intervention? His relief was short lived

"What happened between you and Ainsley? Weren’t you two an item just last week? Because I like her"

I like her too A lot In fact, I fell in love with her

"Bennett?"