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That was it My fist reared back and struck hiht in the jaw

“Oh e “What are you thinking?”

I looked down at theon the floor His date hovered over hi the swollen spot on his chin

“I wasn’t” The rage was still spilling through me

She grabbed et out of here Come on” She pulled me out of the restaurant and hailed a taxi We were back at the hotel within minutes

Once ere inside the suite, she spun to face me “Let me see your hand”

“My hand? It’s fine”

“Let me see,” she ordered

I extended ht I know better than that”

She sht you were a Neanderthal” She rubbed her fingers over et some ice from the bar Hold on”

I sat on the edge of the bed while she tended to ht that was one of the side effects of the HGH I felt aler

“Why didn’t you tell me you had an ex in DC?”

“You didn’t ask” She reht about it” When she looked ather eyes and the heaviness of tears bri on her bottom lids

“Your dad was right”