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Kenny just grunted

"Right, well, I’m ready to shower" I pushed myself up and started to stand He held his hand out to me and I let him help me the rest of the way to my feet "Thanks"

His eyes ran over my and he pressed a soft kiss toMavis throw me around, but he hadn’t tried to stop it Which I appreciated I wasn’t going to be worth anything by the tiot to Paris, but at least it was a start

So to keep Owen in my life, I’d need to learn how to take care of myself If I could take care ofin front of bullets to save me

Hot water helped work the knots out ofto help the deep ache froot out, there wasn’t much ater left, but I didn’t care I hobbled back to the bedrooht before and collapsed face-down on the bed Putting clothes on seemed like too

I was a wimp

I heard the door open, but I didn’t look up I didn’t care that I was naked in a strange house full of staff and assassins And wanna-be assassins if you included Kenny I was comfortable and that orth more than my modesty at thethe ers

"I really hope you’re Owen Otherwise, he ht, love" I could hear the shed as he worked down the other leg "That feels great"

"Mavis pushed you hard today"

I atteot a lot to learn"

"I understand wanting to be able to take care of yourself" His voice was low "I just don’t like that you feel you need to"

"Is that your pesky ?" I turned my head so I could see his profile

"No" He frowned but continued working oninvolved in all of this"

"Sorry to point out the obvious, but I am involved in all of this and I don’t want to just sit around and cower behind everyone"

"We have two days You won’t be ready to take on the bad guys, Ava" He switched legs