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She sat on the stool next toat me in silence And then she placed her lips to mine and kissed me in the way any man would want their day to start When she ended it, she said, "I would love you to do that, Griff Thank you"

I didn’t knohat to do with her appreciation It wasn’t so I was used to from people So I tucked it away and moved on I drank as left ofin the sink, I said, "I’ll be over tonight after you get hoym"

She ca up at e thank you You do knoas her that pushed ht?"

"Of course I knoas her I knew from her eyes that day she faked her fall down the stairs that she had no intention of resting until she got what she wanted"

"Did you ever think she would get what she wanted?" The hesitation in her voice killed o to the ends of the Earth for and yet she doubted herself

I tipped her chin up "I’m a stubborn asshole and would never have admitted it to Josie, but I wanted you from the first moment I laid eyes on you"

The sht not say a lot, handsos you do say are priceless"

On the way to the clubhouse, I realised I’d give her a million words if it made her happy, and I couldn’t say that about any other woman I’d ever met

It was quiet when I arrived there Most of the boys had left after ht where they had their last drink I ignored the sleeping bodies and headed into the kitchen to get ured one ht do the trick

As I waited for the kettle to boil, my phone buzzed with a text

Danny: The trial has been delayed Not sure how long, but giving you a heads up Just so you know, though, there’s no way out of this, Michael You will be called as a witness and everyone will learn your identity

I didn’t send a text back Slippingsee into place The trial delay would ell for us with Blade’s plan for Bond this week No Bond would equal no trial Andburied