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Her only response was to pull off both gloves and reach for the water bottle next to her on the bench She took a long drink then stood up as if he hadn't been there at all and headed for the locker rooh to shred the last frayed thread of patience Without thinking it through, he grabbed Gidget's elbow and stopped her in mid-step

"There's a good chance her life—and that of a sixteen year old girl—is at stake if he finds theht help"

He followed her gaze down to his hand on her aro Neither of the in the air for a second before crashing to the ground and i upon impact

"Gidget, I'y "I know you've been through a lot and I shouldn't have—"

"Green shorts," she said, her voice raspy and low

His brain tried to catch the secretbehind her first words "What?"

"Getting out of the ring now He earns extra cash running errands for Bianca He helped run things over to Corsair Club for the engagement party"

Fuck Here he was stuck in his own head when he should have been thinking about as going on in hers You're a real asshole, Camacho

"Thanks, Gidget"

She dipped her chin in a sharp nod "Don't let theet her"

Then without another word, she tucked her ar him and walked past him to the locker room

He pivoted to get a look at the fighter in the green shorts who'd just taken off the padded face protection Kelvin insisted fighters hen sparring The kid was young, with an eager face and a cocky grin That wasn't what set off Isaac's danger alert though—it was the wo blue skirt that made his cock immediately stand up and say hello

What in the hell was Ta downstairs in the Devil's Dip Gym?

As if his gaze had weight, she brought her hand to her cheek and turned The second she spotted him, her blue eyes narrowed and she ht to behold The ice queen melted a littleand he couldn't wait for that He had every intention of going up in flames with her

She stopped in front of hi her cheeks pink "What are you doing here?"