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Taking one of the chairs in front of lass top and steepled his fingers Fingers that distracted me I’d much rather have his hands on me than have this conversation with him

“What’s really going on?”

“Nothing for you to worry about,” I told him “I can handle it”

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He regarded me closely for several seconds, then nodded his head “If you say so”

It was my turn to eye him curiously “And that’s that?”

“If you needed ht?”

I s I wasn’t on par with —which ain or step up ame Because I didn’t want him involved any more than I wanted my dad tormented further

“She wants ure it out”

He hedged I saw the wheels churning in his brain, caught the hint of alpha in his eyes

“Dane,” I warned “This is a fa for you to fix”

“But you know I can”

“And you hear ed

His jaorked rigorously for a moment Then he said, “If you insist”

“I do” And I meant it