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With a heavy heart, Merissa reached out and touched his wrist She knew Arenuinely cared for Bray, but the situation was sih to his own as a youth, it had to be an awful reht" His big hand curled into a fist on the tabletop "I was feeling seriously"
"Violent?" she offered, i how a man with Arainst himself and a boy
"Good word for it, yeah" He stared at his coffee "I didn’t want to bring that to you"
So he’d tried to brush her off to protect her--at a time when he’d probably needed her most "It’s understandable that you’d be furious But, Ar there was too much space between them, Merissa left her seat and instead crawled into Arave a rueful half smile "Pretty sure I couldn’t stop you, even if I wanted to"
True enough Worried for the answer, she put her cheek to his shoulder and avoided his gaze "You didn’t want ht, but you did want sex Does that mean you planned to call another woot annoyed and sat up to glare at hi my word?"
"What?"
"I told you I wouldn’t see any other women, but you just--"
"No I didn’t" Okay, she had, but denial seeain for good measure "I believe you I really do"
As if he couldn’t resist, Armie tucked her closer He sounded pained when he adlad she’d forced her way in last night "So" Hoping to lighten histo do before you cuffed me to the bed?"
She felt his body tense, then deliberately relax "Truthfully? I’d planned to jog and maybe look for trouble"
"What kind of trouble?"
"The kind where I could expend soy"
"Ar his career "You have an upcootten"
His dry tone didn’t sit ith her She frowned "Then you should know that you can’t go brawling in the streets, risking injury or--"
"Right" Cutting off further remonstrations, he tipped her back, looked at her ht?"
This would requirefor her cup when a knock sounded on Armie’s front door
He blew out a breath and stood her on her feet "He got here quick"
"Who?"
"Your brother"
"What?"
"Just as well," Ar more than one of his shirts "You can explain to both of us at once, instead of retelling it to hi over!" Men Dashing away, Merissa headed for the bedroohed
She was still untangling her jeans when she heard antagonistic voices--and neither of theed to Cannon