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“Goodnight, then” Rachel bent over the back of Mag’s chair, giving his grand hi out of the top of her dress He allided out the door in her four-inch heels When the fuck had she started wearing heels?
“You can put those eyes of yours back in that head She’s gone”
“Shut up”
Mag’s cackle of laughter reminded him of why he didn’t stay with her often; a little of her went a long way Coht Rachel had seen him with Bliss, and he wasn’t exactly in the best mood
Mag, being as old as God, sensed his predica Rachel in front of him like a prized mare The woman had a truly warped sense of humor
He was forced to sit and watch television with her for the next several hours, his eyes going to the gigantic wall clock Mag had told Cash that every e, and she wanted to be able to appreciate the he had ever seen
At eleven-thirty, his grandmatic smile as she rolled out the door
Did preachers have parties this late? Cash’s fingers dru Rachel’s cell phone, but then the key turning in the door had hiht talk show
“You’re still up?” Rachel asked, closing the door
“I wasn’t sleepy”
“You need to get more exercise”
He bit back the retort on the tip of his tongue about exactly what kind of exercise he needed “I work out enough”
She looked at him curiously at his sharp answer “Oookay Well, I’ll leave you to your show Goodnight”
He hadn’t sat there half the night to be blown off the minute she walked into the house “Hoas the party?”
“It was fun There are several new people who haveto church It was nice getting to know theht the babies They are so cute—”
“Any new men?” Cash interrupted her
Rachel had been walking across the roo brothers after being out
“Yes, two King hired theer”
“Single?”
Rachel’s face lost her friendly expression “I believe so, yes”
“You going to chase after them like the rest of the women in town?”
“I’ to face him fully
“I wouldn’t if I were you, unless you want them to leave town before they have a chance to unpack” He was tired of pussyfooting around her, trying toa jackass If he wasn’t careful, she would be in soiveness
“You son of a bitch! You can go to Hell You think you can sleep withthem in my face Your attitude tooe and children I want a house and four kids I want a husband hen he walks out that front door, I’ to doubt he’s mine And I sure as shit don’t want you I not only hate you, I despise you”
She angrily reached into her purse, pulling out her cell phone “If you want to relive oldBeauty; maybe she hasn’t woken up and discovered you’re an asshole” She tossed him her phone
Cash barely ed to catch the phone she threw at hi at him froust
Da Beauty’ Rachel was obviously not happy with his choice of nickna around with Cheryl Damn
He had forgotten the only piece of advice his father had ever given hi its importance as he hadits value
When he had been sixteen, he had broken his first girlfriend’s heart It hadn’t bothered hi him He had learned after that he didn’t have to say he was in love to fuck them
His father had seen hi his head
“She won’t quit calling,” Cash had told his dad
“She will”
“Not soon enough,” Cash had said without pity