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"Yes," she drawled She pulled the sheet up around herself, hiding her beautiful breasts from him "Who told you otherwise?"
"Gary did"
She blinked, fury blanketing her features " Gary "
Souilty woman "Ex-boyfriend?"
Tabby stared at hi her features
"Nothing you need to worry about"
Oh, hell Now that wouldn’t do at all "Bullshit"
"Alex," she sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose
"He called because he heard you’d gotten hurt, but as soon as he heard ain He told ain He battled it back down, knowing he’d failed when her expression turned wary "So if he’s a pain in your ass that makes him a pain in my ass" A pain he’d be more than happy to rub out if it came down to it
"Let Gabe deal with hi the sheriff knows about?" He settled on the edge of the bed
"Yeah It’s an ongoing pain I’et rid of it" She so out for breakfast now?"
He stared at her, deliberately letting his eyes bleed to brown "I’ to take care of Gary for you"
She shook her head, panic drifting across her face "No Alex, no You have h to worry about Let Gabe handle it Please?"
Tabby was rubbing his ar He didn’t understand the hint of worry in her eyes, but she was obviously upset He closed his eyes and let go of the anger The last thing he wanted to do was get into a fight in his new ho this place when it meant so much to Tabby
"Are you sure?"
"Yes"
"Could he have been the one who hit you?"
She blinked, looked shocked "I don’t know Maybe? Whoever it was stayed doind, and no one saw anything"
He nodded He’d definitely be paying the sheriff a visit "If he did, he’d better pray the sheriff gets to hi in what looked suspiciously like relief He cupped her cheek, his chest ru happily when she nuzzled into his hand "I have to dowe could both use a shower What would you like to eat?"
She tilted her head "Yoga?" Her lips twitched She looked both aued
This wouldn’t be the first tia he did every day "Don’t Please It helps more than you know" If it wasn’t for the peaceful meditations he did each day, he probably would have killed someone by now