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Gingerly, I settle my hand on his back “Hey”

He lifts his head and looks at reen of his eyes “I need to tell you so”

“Okay,” I say cautiously

He pushes off the wall and scrubs his jaw “You kno I said I handled the mob here at the casino?”

Mob? Are we really talking about the mob? “Yes”

“There’s a guy I know froh up in the et the mob out of the casino”

“That’s good, right?”

“I also used his love for Dehlia to get the facility funded He donates a ridiculous amount of money every year Bloodin his life right One thing”

“I’m … confused about how I feel about it”

“That makes two of us”

I wrap ether” And I dare to take a risk “Damion I—”

His phone rings, and he kisses s are heating up with the investigation on the breach of security”

He takes the call and et it back

Thanksgiving eve ured out that Da each other—with a s around the corner, still just as nervous with him as ever