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But she’d always been one to go for a man as more tarnished
And look where that had gotten her? Girlfriend of an asshole gangbanger by the time she was seventeen Passed around to his friends like so mess
Once Mark literally dragged her wasted ass away from that life and cleaned her up, she’d vowed to never ain To never be led around by lust, hor a bad boy And now she was coasting along in a bland, boring relationship with a man who didn’t really know her Not deep down
Not his fault
She’d hid herself from him Hell, she hid herself from herself the past few years And now she had the opportunity to rediscover who she was over the next six weeks To really deteret out of her life An opportunity she couldn’t pass up
“You’re a city girl, Toni” He waved his hand around as though the beautiful nature around thee “You wear J Crew, drink coset your nails done every teeks You do not belong here in hick town”
Was this guy for real? “Wow, Chris Snobby nificant details”
With a snort, Chris threw his arth of the porch “That was just an example You’re different here Look at your outfit for God’s sake Your pockets are longer than your shorts I’ve seen the little sluts at your school wearing the same outfits”
Toni’s blood was a few degrees fro “You did not just call me a slut,” she shouted
From opposite sides of the porch, they stared at each other Toni tried to steady her breathing, tried to cal This was a side of Chris she hadn’t known existed She’d never slapped anyone before, but there was a first ti
Chris on the other hand deescalatedhis hands in his pockets, he focused on the setting sun before facing her “Look, I have to go back to Chicago tonight because I have a deposition in theover your parents’ deaths and you’re lost right no about this, you stay here this week and I’ll fly back out on the weekend We can sort everything out then”
Such a sensible, rational, adult way of handling their conflict when Toni wanted to rant and rave at hiame
Not off enough that she didn’t realize this relationship was quickly co to an end