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I snorted at that “Yeah, that’s not going to work I need to talk to ether, all that’s going to happen is a hell of a lot of yelling”
Raven grabbed a set of keys off the counter near the fridge “Takeand handed it over “I have the SUV here too, so I won’t be without Not that I’ll be going anywhere Bash wasn’t playing around about being on complete lockdown I can’t even leave the yard without two of the boys shadowing me”
“Thanks I’ets up But if I’m not, try to cover for me”
Raven nodded and gave host of a smile “Just be careful Matt is like Bash in more than just looks It just takes more for him to hulk out”
“Hulk sh as he pounded his fists into the tray of his high chair, causing noodles and spaghetti sauce to splash across the kitchen floor “Hulk smash!”
Flick and Aggie laughed, while Raven groaned and reached for the roll of paper towels While they were busy cleaning up the h the kitchen exit and found Raven’s black Dodge Challenger This was the car I would have wanted if I’d been given the option Well, at least so with American-made power under the hood, built like a tank, unlike the little sports car iven ot tapped by the wrong vehicle
The engine purred to life as I turned it on and drove around the side of the clubhouse to the gate I had to open the door and show the guys up on the wall that it was me and not Raven behind the wheel before they would open it forher on complete lockdown
It took twentythat ti to say toto make it easy onunless it was to get his oay There were ti up that I had questioned if he actually loved me
Now, I knew the truth He didn’t love , pretty face that voters sahen he was running for mayor The money my mother had left me…
Which ren papers for my mother’s will I made a mental note to stop there afterward so I wouldn’t have to make a second trip into town in the next few days I didn’t want to have to put that off on Matt too Not when he had so much else to deal with
I parked outsideand calmly walked into the mayor’s office His secretary was behind her desk when I entered, and she barely lifted one of her fake lashes when she realized it was me The woman was professionally dressed, her hair always expertly styled, but her makeup looked like a YouTube tutorial fail Someone needed to tell her that less was more at times
“He’s been expecting you,” she said with a snide sht of her makeup “Go on in”
Nervousness tightened in my stomach, and for a split second, I wished I had waited for Matt to co e, I opened the door to his office and stepped inside My eyes went straight to the desk where Derrick Michaels always sat His office chair was like his throne, where he felt like he was at his s, and then once he had it exactly the way he wanted it, he planned on running for governor
Which was exactly what California needed
Not