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Kaleb walked to the desk and sat down, facing his friend He studied him for a moment “Does your wife know about her?”

Gregory thren his pen and scowled “Jesus Christ, I’ an affair with her, and yes, Lana knows her She babysits for us a lot”

“Is she seeing someone?”

“Not to ue”

“What the fuck does that htly offended

“She’s a very sweet girl She’s extremely smart but very naïve and soft-hearted You’d crush her She wouldn’t be able to handle being with you, and then it would devastate her when you walked away after having sex with her few times”

“How in the hell do you know I’d walk away?”

“Because that’s all you do,” Gregory relasses

“Only because I haven’t found the right woman”

Gregory shook his head “She’s been through enough”

He studied the older man for a moment “You’re very protective of her Why?”

Gregory rubbed his forehead and sighed “One of her professors who’s a friend of mine told me about her She was at the top of her class in law school but doesn’t have what it takes to be in the front lines To stand up in front of people and argue a case or even deal with people on any litigation She likes being behind the scenes She’s very good with children, but adults intimidate her”

“How old is she?”

“Twenty-six”

“She looks younger”

“Her professor asked e of her and would look after her”

Kaleb’s eyebrows pinched together “Does she need special attention? Special needs?”

“No, not at all She just looks at the world through…” Gregory raised his hand in the air and made a circle “How do I say this … adolescent’s eyes She’s probably smarter than I am but she trusts everyone and doesn’t have a mean bone in her body”

“How do you know I’d hurt her?” Kaleb asked, trying to keep the resentment out of his tone

“Because of your track record” Gregory ripped his glasses from his face, wiped a hand down his face, stood, and walked over to the door He closed it and moved back to his chair

“I had a new attorney about a year ago Very sht Aleena and hi Both were partially undressed I had warned him to stay away from her but he didn’t listen”

Anger twisted his stomach “He raped her?”

“Not exactly She just thought he was nice to her, and she loved the attention she got froirlfriend and having sex She’d been a virgin until then He didn’t understand why she was so upset and she didn’t understand why he couldn’t just be friends with her”