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“I’m not a man who enjoys conflict I’m also not one ill run from it, either I have tried to talk to you about the day we spent together, and every ti e of you We both know that isn’t true”

“I never said you took advantage—”

“You implied it to everyone ould listen” Train carefullyin her hazel eyes “I have never been dishonest with a wo on the up and up That way, no one gets hurt Unfortunately, I hurt you, which was nottime with you when you drop that attitude you carry around”

“What’s wrong WITHattitude?” she snarled

Masking his own eht to soothe her hurt feelings “When anearly run down by a car or nearly shot by one of her friends”

Killyama’s voice dropped to a seductive murmur “Would you prefer me to bend over and kiss your ass?”

“That’s not what I’ain” Train tried to cool hi fed up with her attitude toward him

The afternoon they had spent in the back seat of her car was good, but if that was going to be the first and last they had been destined for, then he was just going to have to suck it up and come to terms with it

“You havethose around you, you’re loyal as hell to your friends, and having sex with you nearly blewto see if you would be willing to consider beco a Last Rider I have had some sexual relationships in the past where the women resented my involve the club ever, or entering a serious relationship I like you, and I think we can have soether, but I want to be up front so we can avoidon between us”

Her eyes were narrowed on hiest ti him since he had met her When she did speak, it was only to say, “I need a drink” She stood up, leaving hio to the bar

Train stared down at the table, running over the spiel he had just given her Maybe he should have taken a different tack However, he didn’t want any lies to come back to haunt him

The ione to Winter’s aunt’s house was burned into hisin the pool He hadn’t been able to take his eyes off her Even TA, who had breasts that would aze beyond a cursory look He had to have her again