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She nibbled on her lip before asking, "Will you put in a barre, too? You know, like it’s a real studio"

"I think I can swing that"

Her face lit up "Then I love it"

Before I thought better of it, I reached out and ruffled her hair "Glad you think so"

Willow juhed at our exchange "We wouldn’t want to mess up your bun" Amusement danced in her eyes when she looked at ged "I’ smile, she said, "You’re a man of many talents, Jesse James"

"Hmm, there’s more of ed Had I actually just laid some serious innuendo on her? What the hell was my proble and drooling over her earlier

Alex’s eyes widened at estive tone "Well, I think it’s time that I acquainted Willoith a few basic ballet poses"

"I’ll keep an eye on things for you"

After pursing her lips at me, she replied, "Why doesn’t that hed "At ease, White-Bread"

The next half hour passed without Alexandra being eye-fucked by the guys While I eventually focused back on Bishop in the ring, I threw a look in her and Willow’s direction every few minutes Jesus, did Alexandra have patience when it came to Willow She worked over and over with her to s and how to hold her arms While I would have freaked the fuck out and stalked off, Alex kept her head and never raised her voice

When the instruction was over, Alex quickly bypassed ood?" Willow asked

"You did good, kid," I replied

"She did well," Rev e around, I rolled ed to s her ho double, Rev wheezed out a few breaths "My pleasure," he ritted teeth

Willow happily reached for Rev’s hand "Can we get ice crealare Instead, he placed a finger over his lips "What did I say about keeping secrets?"

She giggled "Okay"

As they started for the door hand in hand, I shook my head I’d seen Rev, with busted and bloodied knuckles, beat a man within an inch of his life But you put him in a roo teddy bear I couldn’t iine what it would be like when he finally had a kid of his own

Although I had indulged in a few X-rated fantasies involving Alexandra, I still thought she was a goodher out When I’d first ued that he didn’t want toa pussy, and then he’d walked away I guess it wasn’t the best pep talk to get hied fro jeans and a T-shirt She looked a hell of a lot different out of her school clothes I also couldn’t help i for a second what she looked like without any clothes on at all