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I have enough training to kno to subdue without harhtwas a whole otherto force me to knock you out I don’t want to do that, and you really don’t want me to”

I got her down the stairs, still holding onto my calm with her arm twisted up behind her back andher head back It’s an odd position to be in and one that can break her neck or arm with just a twist of my hand

“Sit!” I pushed her down onto one of the side chairs in the living roo that one, I was naked, and two, if Derrick’s alar with cops any second I was distracted for the barest of seconds I’d let irls, and she took that opportunity to lash out

I barely jumped out of the way of the punch she threw atto her feet “I don’t want to hurt you, Lauren, you need to calm down”

“Fuck you-you little train my bed”

“I wouldn’t sleep with your husband” Technically I did, but that’s a whole other story “I saw you through theHe was fucking you right there on that rug”

“What I er married”

“What, what the hell are you talking about?” That seemed to stop her in her tracks

“She means that we’re divorced” We both turned to look at Derrick, who’d slid into the rooin to leaveto have the shakes any second

The tension in the roo at each other for the first few seconds before Derrick broke the spell “Go put soot this” He kept an eye on her as he pulled me to him and kissed my temple “You okay? She didn’t hurt you, did she?” I shook my head, no

“Okay, go”