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But while I could appreciate these pictures, in my e concert tee, teeks’ worth of scruffy beard that felt incredible on the soft skin between rin Peaceful and happy and so content in his world City Leo was obviously good-looking, but I preferred Country Leo

I came back to the conversation, where Natalie and Clara were talking animatedly

"So wait, he left New York when--"

"Exactly, after the baby was born She disappeared, and then he all but disappeared He was gone, no parties, no trips--he sank everything he had intothat faruys both knew Leo?" I asked, confused

"Knew him, no Knew of hiether that Leo Maxas your Far her legs up in the air "There was no one in this toho didn’t know Leo Maxwell Everyone was trying to land that guy--what a fucking catch!"

"Seriously, Roxie, he was a young Mr Big Until he met Melissa And once she sank her claws into him, that was it No one ever really knehat happened; just that they were together, she was pregnant, there was a ruether, and then once the baby was born he took his daughter and headed upstate She bounced around town for a while, but eventually took off for Europe I think she uy No idea what happened between her and Leo, though It was justover"

I knehat had happened Leo had told me the story And I think souessed Because no one really ever talked about Polly Not that she was a secret, but they were

Protective? Of both of the care of their own

No wonder Leo wanted his daughter to be a country mouse

"Please tellat Natalie

"No, I never h I probably would have hit that, if I had Hey, hoeird would that be?" She laughed, rolling onto her side and looking at uy you were in love with"

"Hey, hoeird would that be if I killed you until you were dead?" I replied

Natalie and Clara dissolved into giggles, but all I could think about was Leo

And the fact that when she called him the man I was in love with, I hadn’t corrected her

Shit