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Griff stood Towering over Tommy, he spoke in a low, harsh voice "If I were you, I’d turn the fuck around and walk away before you say soid body stayed rooted to the spot while he glared at To for hi if perhaps I had ether My intention had not been to cause a probleured if he thought I had a new boyfriend, he would

Tolare for a fewunder his breath before stalking away froain He rested both arms on the table, either side of his plate, raised his brows at me, and said, "Care to tell me what that was all about?"

Oh,to ot hed, and leant my elbows on the table And then proceeded to make a fool of myself "I’ve had one of those days at work – you know, the ones where everything goes to shit – and then I went to the gyot all these knots inside and the gym should have unkinked them, and I don’t knohy it didn’t Anyway, I decided on the way hoot here and realised I look like shit with no ht ‘fuck it’ and cah to see your ex, but to see hi with the breakup – and don’t get ht time to run into an ex, you know?" I took a deep breath and waited for hiave ht if I just sat with you, he’d back off and leave me alone Story of my life that he didn’t" I removed my elbows fro at me like I was a freak, and – oh, ht Why did I just let all that shit spill out offor hi But he didn’t He sat back in his chair, and watched estminutes today Finally, he said, "You don’t look like shit"

CockingI just said, that’s what you focus on?"

He shrugged "See toforward, he added, "That, and the fact your ex is a dick And that you can do so much better than him"

My belly fluttered, and I relaxed a little "Yeah, I can," I said softly

"What did you do at the gy with his hand, he explained, "You said you couldn’t unkink your knots at the gym What exercise did you do?"

"Oh, that…I did a Body Combat class"

"A what?"

"It’s one of those classes with karate and kickboxing type moves It’s supposed to be awesoaze overyou need to worry about"

A thrill ran through ree with him I opened et you so to eat?" she asked me