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I’ive her a hell of a lot, and I do

Samantha

I wake up the nextin Dante’s bed, which is where I’ve woken up every ht ent at it like animals in the VIP box His side of the bed is e with his father scheduled this

I snuggle into the soft white sheets and close my eyes My body is tender, deliciously sore froht I wake up like this every s he did to me keep me in a state of alhs, the way h s I’ve been willing to do for him

The sex would be enough, but I know it’sfor him Those dark eyes, the scent of hihtly in his arives ht We don’t spend a lot of ti, but the connection between us is intense and immediate

And yet…

I know this is co to an end I’ve had those moments, daydreams about what it would be like if this were my life, if this penthouse wasthings are between us, there are two things I can’t keep lying to myself about: nusex with hiht I’d be one of them The fairy tale side ofbetween us and there’s a chance at forever The realist, the girl who grew up poor and stayed that way, sees it for what it is: a business transaction

I’ve been doing a good job at not thinking about that too , and now all I can think of is that as to an end I’ll have to go back to o back to his, with so his arm

I blink back tears The idea of him with someone else kills me, and I know I’m in too deep I should call this quits now, tell hirand so my Pops can pay off this debt, and oons to leave my father alone I don’t need afor him, all I am to Dante is a convenient fuck and well-behaved arm candy

I flop over onto iddy ecstasy one minute, and then reality hits me upside the head and I feel like I can barely breathe

I should leave Get Pops’ nity left

Now I just need to get Dante to agree to it

Eventually, I drag myself out of bed and into the shower I dress and do rabroo it and keeping it warm for me since he’s usually awake before I am

There I go again, thinking of our arrangement like it’s a typical, sweet little dorab a cup of coffee, and then settle in to look over casting calls and job listings in San Francisco We won’t be able to afford to et my father out from under the Mafia

I spendcast