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When Ji She orrying about Reese, too “Do you kno Reese is getting ho her?” Harlow asked Jimmy
He frowned and stacked another plate in his arms “No She had a s home”
Harlow turned to look at ive her a ride? Lila Kate and I can stay here and have dessert”
I was already standing before she had finished asking
“Reese ain’t real good with men They make her nervous It’s sweet of you to send Mase, but she won’t just cli at me warily
“It’s OK She knows Mase He took her to get her hand stitched up, and he took her home the other day from my house, too,” Harlow assured him
I watched Jiaze up to ot good taste About damn time,” he mumbled
“Ignore Ji Just go give her a ride Please,” Harlow begged She orried that I wouldn’t go because of Jimmy’s comment
I glanced at Ji That needs to stop Drive her to her houses Don’t make her walk from the club”
Ji, but I didn’t wait around for a response I knew the rest of the But I didn’t care It was going to take ain She needed me Hell, she just needed somebody And fuck if I didn’t want to be there to help her
This was my mother’s fault She’d raised me to be this way That was the only excuse I had
Reese
I didn’t notice the expensive-looking SUV pulling up beside me until I heard a familiar deep voice call my name I stopped and looked over as Mase pulled the car up behind ain
The way my heart picked up its pace and pumped wildly in my chest startled s I thought were impossible for me?
“Get in,” Mase said, as he walked around the front of the vehicle on his way to open the passenger-side door
Truth was, I didn’t want to argue with him He was here, and I had a chance to be near hi to take it
I let my eyes quickly take in his jeans-clad botto to him, unable to hide all that definition His hair was pulled back, but the curls at the endsto be touched
When he started to turn back and look at me, I snapped to attention and hurried over to him “Thanks,” I said, as I climbed inside He didn’t help h like his truck It was Harlow’s car I knew it looked familiar, but the baby seat in the back was definitely Lila Kate’s I’d seen that before