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"It's probably best if I move on, Flynn"

I' wheel and grabs ahold of ainst"Absolutely not I told you I'd help you out, and I will"

Sighing, I squeeze his hand so I have his attention and his eyes flick to h"

He squeezes my hand back "No cops I promise"

"I better go put some underwear on"

Those words practically uest bedrooine is black lace

When we got to Gateway Center, she reached into her jacket and pulled out a roll of cash She peeled off a few bills to pay me back for her thrift store purchases, and then hopped out of the car, pro she'd be back soon

While she was inside shopping, I tried to keep my mind off the fact that she was bare under that tinyInstead, I tried to focus on the bigger issue and that hat to do with Rowan I'ed ex-boyfriend searching for her, who may or may not have tried to h to chain her to a bed so that he could keep her That's about as fucked up as you can get

Rowan's talk about disappearing has htly freaked and I have no clue why It would certainly iance to her, nor do I owe her anything Except, for some deh

And while this started out, no doubt, as nothinga different Now, there is not only a connection to Rowan forged out of the bizarre circu a personal attraction to her as well And not just an attraction to her beauty, although there is plenty of reasons to haveabout what lies underneath that mini-skirt, but I'm attracted to her entire character

Her stubborn pride has ued, and her bravery in the face of soh as nails and as beautiful as an ocean sunrise I find that combination to border on the addictive side

Yes it's too fucking late for h with her

My oes to Marney I don't think of her every day, but I do think of her often I wonder if she's looking down on , "Poor bastard" While not , this one does

"What's so funny?"

I look up and Rowan is walking back into the living rooed into another thrift store outfit--a pair of worn jeans and a tight, vintage t-shirt that says "Mountain Dew" on the front The material is thin, because the t-shirt is probably older than dirt, and hugs her breasts like a glove I'd be dead and buried not to notice her nipples are popping hard against the soft cotton and while she may have put on panties, she certainly didn't put on a bra She's fucking sexy as hell but I really can't be thinking like that We have s to worry about

"When you're done staring at my boobs, want to tell me what's so funny?"

My eyes slowly lift to hers "You're not wearing a bra"

Rowan smirks at me "And you find that funny?"

"There's never anything funny about a beautiful, bra-less wo I take very seriously," I tell her with a slight grin of ht was funny"

I'h It's rich, wareneral taciturn nature I've seen so far

"Well, you better get used to it, roo"

Holding my hands up in mock surrender, I tell her, "Hey no co there isn't a man on this planet that would complain about it"

She snorts as she walks by rabs the Donald Duck tie that I had looped over the front doorknob "I' to take Capone for a quick walk"

"And we'll talk when you get back?"

She regardsto form But then, she takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly "You've done a lot for et back"

I watch as she bends over to knot the tie around Capone's collar She regards ht that both pleases me and scares me at the same time

I hope I won't be a failure to her

While Rowan is out walking Capone, I decide to give Ti a helluva game"

"Da rooame and mute the volume

"So as so important today that you ditched me and the Sam-meister?"

I sit down on the couch and let out a pent-up sigh "Dude it's a strange and fucked-up story"

"No worries it's almost half-time I can lend an ear to you for a bit"