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“Yes, actually” She walked to the sink and washed her hands

Her father kept dogging her every step “This isn’t like you Ardy You always think with your head “

“Maybe that was the probleet me, but stuck in the same place with no real plans for the future and no love interest?” She dried her hands on a dishtowel and hetti she planned toopen the plastic, she placed thepan on the stove

“What is that supposed to mean…Ardy Colleen?”

She threay the garbage and turned to face hi new I love you and I love our fa I wouldn’t do for you You must know that”

“Of course, I do It’s reed to it” Paddy shook his head

The guilt in his voice ling him She lad you did It forced me to take a hard look at myself and decide what I want for uilty I don’t bla It’s not the start of a downfall”

“You expect me to believe you want to stay here shackled to some hard ass biker?”

“I’ that?” She shook her head, walked across the roorabbed a pot, filled it ater, then set it on the stove to boil

“The hell you aren’t! Looking at you playing house wife for the me”

“I’m not Da, but the kids still have to eat and Jonah will probably be ho too”

“Jonah? You’re using his given naht” Paddy clucked his tongue

“I think you’d like hiave him a chance Dad He isn’t the man you think he is”

“Oh, I know better than you what kind of ht have blinders on now What about when they coet out? I’d never be able to live with myself if I didn’t put a stop to this Whatever he wants us to pay; I’ll find a way to co the bar”

“Da, stop” She held up her hand “Our debt is paid I chose to stay”