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She thought over what he said and could only come to only one conclusion "So it’ll be soon then?"

He chuckled softly "Probably"

Chapter 11

She was so daently pushed her hair away from the small cut on her forehead that hadn’t needed stitches He hoped it didn’t leave a scar, not that it would lessen Rory’s appeal, but it would be a constant reminder of the time that he failed her

Instead of stubbornly standing there yesterday while she worked, he should have taken over Then it would have been hih the floor and not her He’d take a broken ariven him any day

After she was placed on a backboard, hoisted up through the hole and placed in the back of the ambulance, he forced himself to walk away like it didn’t bother hi Rory was stubborn, holy hell was she stubborn and noto stay away froht with her and waste precious tiive in, with a few conditions of course

Rory needed someone to watch over her and since her brothers were too damn lazy to do it, that left only hi it for most of their lives after all At first he did it because he hadn’t liked the idea of anyone else tor her and of course it didhell, but later on when they were both adults he did it out of guilt He’d fked up her life, big ti through that ain, not because of hiize several times, but she wouldn’t listen to him She hated him and he couldn’t blaood, but he knew there was nothing that he could say to get her to see that So instead, he kept an eye out for her and if anyone hurt her, he stepped in A few of her boyfriends hadn’t treated her right They treated her like shit, cheated on her left and right, and just made her miserable

A few of them, her brothers stepped up and handled, but there were a few that slipped their notice He noticed The assle that shoved Rory in the parking lot over on Harrison after she duht when Connor caught up with hied to his buddies that Rory was a bad lay ended up taking back every last word through a mouthful of broken teeth He did his best to make up for what he’d done and this time would be no different

He’d watch after her and keep her out of danger Keeping an eye out for her would add to his workload, but if ither safe then he’d do it He owed her that o she’d probably be head of the PTA by noith a dozen or so kids at ho for her attention instead of the pain in the ass dog with a fked up nas turned out Thanks to hi and was alone

Not that he took the entire bla alone He didn’t Rory was easily the sexiest woreed She was Playboy level hot Great body, beautiful long hair with natural highlights and a face meant to take a man’s breath away and she knew it, too

Rory James kne hot she was, but didn’t care Her focus was on her company and that was the problem If she stepped back or let her brothers take over, she’d be able to find a decent guy to settle doith Not that he was going to push for that Oh hell no, she was his to toruilt that racked him, but that didn’t mean he didn’t enjoy their daily antics He did and he fully planned on continuing with theainst him or a doctor called his time of death

Until this project was over, he would have to keep an eye on her and while he did that he would continue to work on winning her brothers over They’d gotten off to a rough patch, but now he knehat he had to do Thanks to her father’s invitation to join them this Sunday it was just a matter of time before the James boys ditched their sister and ca Rory’s best e with them