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I shrugged “I don’t care”

She smiled “Good answer”

Griffin pulled up in his truck, then caot the door open “Come on, baby The car is warmed up”

“Let’s go,” Vanessa said to me as she let Griffin help her into the seat

“I don’t need a ride My apartment is just two blocks away” It would take me less time to walk there than it would for them to drive me

Griffin looked at me like I’d just insulted him “Get In”

“No Thank You” I sot so worked up so quickly “It’s a one-way street You’re gonna have to loop back around, which seeht there”

His nostrils flared like a provoked bull “Don’t ain”

“I thought you told my father I could handle myself?” Griffin had always respected me as a person, not just a woman But ever since he married Vanessa, he’d started to behave like an overprotective big brother

“Yes,” he answered with a clenched jaw “That has nothing to do with this”

“Get your pregnant wife ho, I turned away and headed up the sidewalk, ainst the frozen sidewalk

Vanessa’s voice was audible from behind me “Let her be, Griffin Take me home”

His door shut a one

I felt perfectly safe in this city because I always stayed on the good side of town I walked everywhere, and not once did I have a proble me, I would just stab their dick with the heel of my boot

I crossed two blocks then turned right to take a shortcut to the next street, a cobblestone alleyway next to a coffee shop A couple of bicycles were leaning against the wall, and light chatter caoing