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"I do love you I love that you want to take care of me But this…" I held the money up, "does not equal happiness or love" I kneanted to treatto buy my affection

He wrapped his left arm across my chest "Taryn, I know you’re a self-sufficient, independent wo you means that I want to take care of you - physically, emotionally, and financially If I wanted to piss you off today I would have shoved a hundred grand in your pocket," he growled in my ear

I slumped in his arm

"Yours, mine, ours…" He shoved the bills deeper into ers "Didn’t you say once it was just details? That this is what ht hand over my heart

I leaned my head back on his shoulder and nodded reluctantly in defeat I had to agree with him; after all, he did volley my oords back at me

"Your parents took care of each other My parents take care of each other You’ve been taking care of me – just let me try to take care of you"

He trailed the tip of his nose up and downhow much it makes my will crumble "Please?"

His lips brushed my skin "Go have fun with my mom Buy yourself some new clothes or shoes or some fruity-soapy stuff Whatever makes you happy," he uttered persuasively inthat he had just reduced me to a pile of rubble

I drove to the outlet h stores there to keep us busy for an entire day The hty pounds; hed thathis ht was three new pairs of jeans for hi all the items that constituted his wardrobe, he needed some new pants His mother shook her head at me when I pulled some of the cash out of my pocket

She waited until ere out of the store to reprimand me

"I know Ryan wanted you to spend that money on yourself, not on hi all at the same time

"He desperately needs new jeans Believe it or not, he only has a few pair A lot of his clothing was stolen from the hotel" I quickly justified my actions

"You truly are as selfless as he said you are" She pulledstore

I found a few articles of clothing that I liked His s for h cash left in rabbed irl behind the counter was looking at nature