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“Why? Do I need to?” she joked

He shrugged “I’d never do anything to hurt you, rocket But it’s always a good idea to be safe rather than sorry”

She just stared at hiood man, Carrick Jones”

Red flushed his cheeks She loved that this big, tough-looking man could blush Holy hell

She bet Jardin had never blushed a day in his life

Argh Stop thinking about Jardin

“You’re safe while you’re with me I promise you that But text a friend It will make both of us feel better”

Giving hiave her and sent it to Juanita in a text Her friend texted back iroaned

“Everything okay, rocket?” he asked her

“Yeah, justa dork Why do you call me rocket?”

“Oh, the other day you were like a pocket rocket Small but feisty”

“Not so sure about the small part, but I can be feisty when I need to be Especially if so to hurt someone I care about”

“I like that Loyalty is so I value”

“Me too” She cleared her throat “So that went deep quickly Shall we get those steaks?” She picked up her shoes to force them back onto her feet

“That’s not going to work,” he told her “Your feet are already swollen Why don’t you come with me in my truck? We’ll stop at the store for steaks and sos for one, and I’ll see if they’ve got some flip-flops there for you I mean, if you’re okay with them?”