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She appraised ave zero fucks about what she was thinking A o, I wanted to rip those jeans off her; now I had no interest in her judgmental ass Stuck up pussy was my least favourite kind

“You’ll probably be able to collect him anytime after lunch I’ll call you to confirm that,” she replied, coolly

I nodded once, and then said, “Thank you” Turning to Lisa, I asked, “You ready to go, darlin’?”

“Yes” She sounded anything but sure

“Monty’s in the best place tonight The vet will get hiet him Yeah?”

“Yeah” That was better; she at least sounded like she believed me

“Okay, let’s go, kiddo,” I said, and gently guided her to the front door, giving Harlow one last glance before leaving It was a shame about her; ht

Chapter 2

Harlow

“Hey, Ma,” I called out as I pulled our front door open and headed inside

Thank God today was over; it’d been one of the longest days at work in a long tiency care, not to mention a couple of asshole custoht of the assholes Yeah, I’d totally memorised his na hot; how could I not remember his naht ask The one I’d written after the last guy I dated cheated and lied his way through our three year relationship That checklist The one that forbade uy who oozed sex the way Scott did I also didn’t do guys who had a teuys who didn’t love anile o for e Oh, and not to forget the fact that he was a biker I likedit to the extre e I had inman who couldn’t commit to one woman So, Scott was off li their pet to the vet as soon as it got sick? Not the kind of man I wanted to date

“I’ood sign when she was in the kitchen after a day at work in a kitchen

I found her abread!” I loved her bread, as did lots of other people Myskills People from all over Brisbane flocked to her café to satisfy their desire for it Well, they used to anyway These days her café wasn’t doing so well; it was the reason I’d recently moved back home with her She needed help financially to keep her business afloat, so I’d come home to help her out I now dividedwithasshole to the curb, leavingto do A fresh start was just what I needed

She paused and looked up at me, her nose coated in flour and a look of total happiness on her face When she broke out in a huge smile, my spirit soared I hadn’t seen her smile like that since I’d coit had been a hard thing to do

“I’ simple about that statement Those three words toldbread This kitchen, and that bread was her happy place; a place she hadn’t been in for too long