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Four months later

“So, sis, tell me who all these people are,” Blade said, as he handed e on bread

I angled uy, and well built His eyes were the sareen He had also inherited the olive skin and dark hair that my father had I hadn’t met his mother, and I wondered what he had been blessed with from her

We had been spending ti to know each other since J and Mandy were shot I hadn’t wanted to, but he had pushed the point And Blade wasn’t athat Why did I have to be surrounded by men like that? Why couldn’t I have just one man in my life that I could boss around?

I pointed out a couple of the guys and told him a little about each one He surprised me with his desire to know me, and to be a part of my life Scott was distant to him, and Blade didn’t try to force a relationship there Perhaps it would co kneas in store for any of us? That was so I had really learnt this year

“You okay? Coping with today, without hi me intently

“I’ll be okay Don’t worry about me,” I said

He slowly nodded his head, still watchingit all in He was an intense man; sometimes I didn’t knohat to make of it

“Honey, can you help me with the soft drinks for the kids?” my mother called

I nodded “I’ll meet you in the kitchen in a minute”

Today was a club fah a lot this year, and this was a get together to help bring everyone back together; to help the healing process and strengthen club ties The fallout from what I liked to call the ‘Mandy Incident’ was bad A lot of the boys hadn’t supported Dad and Scott in their desire to back off on her, and there was so resentment from that It turned out that J wasn’t the only one who had wanted her dealt with

Ti the wounds, and I had no doubt that the boys would work it out eventually What I had had so Blade into the fold He had been spending ti some of the boys I hadn’t been so sure they would welcome him, but they had Blade just seemed to have that effect on you

I left him and wandered into the kitchen to findokay these days She and Dad orking on their e Well, I took her word for it because I hadn’t spent ti his infidelity and tendency to hit her I hadn’t spent any time at all withmyself to do that I didn’t hate hiry at hio away

“Hey, Mum,” I smiled at her, as I entered the kitchen

She looked up, and s a nice time today?”