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Rowan actually grimaces over that statement but then turns and heads to the kitchen I follow her in and lean against the counter while she pulls out all the stuff to make us some sandwiches

Her back is tous lunch I don't press her for infor the view of her backside It's just as lovely as the front

"How do you know?" she asks as she turns to me

I aze up fro her out "How do I knohat?"

"That I' to I ood woman?"

For a split second, I feel like I'ht, and I've just been asked the million-dollar question Myfor certain that her tits are exquisite and her ass is sla to mind

But then I focus on those gray eyes of her, watching me carefully, and it all comes to h to try to leave a guy that's so demented he kidnapped you You have pride a little bit stubborn, but respectable all the same You don't like handouts and you have a hard work ethic You like to earn your keep You're distrustful, for sure, but I'uessing has been bruised But that ood wo in there He saved your life as much as I did and that means you inspired love and loyalty in him That means you have a soft touch and the heart you have is waret hurt You orried for me today at Amy's You wanted tofor you, and that was so that I wouldn't get caught up in this There are so , Rowan I just know It's an instinct, and I' to trust it"

She just stares atThen I see her lower lip start to trehtly and a veil of tears forms in her eyes Her voice quavers but she smiles when she says, "Boy you sure do see a lot"

"I see you," I tell her simply

Taking a deep breath, she blinks her eyes rapidly and the tears disappear She turns her back onthe sandwiches Maybe it's because we aren't h to share with s like that about me"

Picking up the plates from the counter, she walks to the kitchen table and I follow her As we sit down, I tease her, "I find it hard to believe no one has ever said nice things to you Not a hottie like yourself"

It cracks me up that Rowan actually blushes over that reet embarrassed

She picks her sandwich up and takes a bite After she ss, she says, "Sure I s I ht?"

I snicker, because that is exactly e do

"But not you, Flynn you s you said I heard the truth in your voice And you said it, expecting nothing in return froood woood man Like you I just know"

I'm stunned for a moment, because her words touch me, and that doesn't happen often She stares atover the things we just said to each other It's a definitive turning point in our relationship and by the look on Rowan's face, I'm not sure she's ever opened up to anyone like that before She looks slightly stunned and a little fearful for allowing herself a moment of vulnerability

I decide to lighten the mood, so she won't have the opportunity to close herself away from me "Yeah, well, who says I don't want in your pants?"

I try to keep a serious face and she blinks atto corin and shoot her a wink

A sleaet there?"

My life is whacked

When o, I created a new life I was scared shitless, but I did it anyway I moved to a new city, and became a new person

I don't always like the newthe way You'll never get sweetness fros the way I see thehs don't co hint of skepticism in my humor

With all of that being said, so has happened in just three days that has made my life even wackier I think I've le ulteriorinfro up a piece of myself

Until Flynn

Life as Flynn's rooh I know this is only temporary He has made Capone and me feel completely at home, and theup He is funny, gracious, and self-deprecating He doesn't have a mean bone in his body that I've been able to see, and he's done nothing but treat me with kindness and respect I even carocery, and found Capone curled up on the couch with Flynn This, despite the fact he calls Capone "the flea-bag" all the time

I've gone five years without a real friend In just three short days, I can no longer claim that accomplishment on my resume I've met ato keep up with all of his great qualities

When Flynn told ood woht I not only saw it in his eyes, but I heard it in his voice He was being genuine withfrom enuineness before would not understand it when faced with the same But just the opposite occurred The first tinized it immediately because it made the rest of the world around me seem dull and lifeless