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l had a lot to discuss I wanted her with -distance phone calls and a drive to see her wasn’t going to be enough

I hated that Maddie called I hated that she had ht with Natalia The ain, she blindsided me with a desperate plea for help Damn it

I didn’t give a shit if she needed anything I wasn’t her ATM, and I wasn’t her friend It was enough to scare the hell out ofalike Nothing

Natalia could never treat me the way Maddie did

I had to fight the fear creeping under et out before she annihilated me I was a different man now

I turned off the las out beside her She sighed softly and I pulled her against raceful, beautiful woman fit Only I had to convince her of that tomorrow before I left After that phone call, it seemed more important than ever I needed her commitment I needed her loyalty I needed to know she was mine

Natalia had been gone for two hours I orking onIt was Cavan

“Hey, what’s up, man?”

“Sa if I could stop by and pick up one of the playbooks for toot one and the coordinators said you have those things memorized”

“Yeah, but I’ht now It’ll have to be later”

“Out? It’s nine o’clock in the ”

“Working out,at the playbook on Natalia’s kitchen table

“Just tell me where your spare key is and I’ll stop by”

“Can’t It’s in my car I’ll call you when I’m back and you can run over”

“This is serious I haven’t seen any of the plays”