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He grunted “I’ve told Race to put a chain on it I’ve told hi at men that way She’s too pretty and too soft to have that in her if she’s going to be part of the Point She ht as well learn that now”
I reached out, snagged a chip off of his plate, and took a swig ofatat you that way The same way Brysen looks at Race and the same way Dovie looks at Shane”
He grinned atot past all the intimidation and the shock of that imperfection that covered half his face When he smiled, when his chilly eyes warmed up, it turned him into a heartbreaker, no doubt about it
“The way you look at the cop”
I lifted a shoulder and let it fall “I kno it feels when the person you’re looking at doesn’t look back, so that’s why I’ you to be mindful She’s a sweet kid and we both know life will kick her around enough without you adding to it Besides, I don’t want to be e of taking desperate action”
He laughed again and polished off his sandwich It was the sound of his rough chuckle that finally brought the teenager over Her dark eyes were narrowed as she put herself on the stool next to Booker and shifted her gaze between the two of us She really was a delicate beauty She looked likefoot on the streets of the Point would dirty her all up
“What’s so funny?”
I pushed the plate in her direction and she reluctantly picked up half of the sandwich “Booker wasa crush on Titus”
Karsen blinked in surprise and lifted her pale eyebrows at ? Why wouldn’t you have a crush on him?”
I winced a little I forgot that not everyone was privy to the real nature ofall right, but that thing is often a lot of work and not always fun, so it’s good to still have a crush on the person you care about”
I watched her eyes dart to the side and then back to me “Oh I see”
I bet she did This girl ise beyond her years and she was going to be a handful when she was legal I had a feeling the wistful looks and covert watching was going toto have a hell of a tih to make her own choices
“Titus isn’t as nice as you would think he would be I uys and stuff, but he’s always so harsh and kind of mean He scares me a little bit”