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body, she could alive a nod of approval

As they weaved through theon the back of his bike It was a big deal to ride bitch and she’d made a habit of it The slow smile that crept over her lips was the first nail in the coffin of resistance and denial The further they drove fro The city gave way to dessert The beige, sandy land was broken by bushes and sparse grass They drove up an incline and she gasped, squeezing his waist tight A few feet away, a s for them with a pilot Outside, a wicker picnic basket rested on a red blanket with a flask resting on the top They parked and pulled off their helmets

Lefty glanced over his shoulder and grinned “If I’ to do it right”

“I don’t even knohat to say,” Gia whispered

“Say, thank you, Colm”

“Thank you, Colm”

“Anything for my old lady”

“Colm—”

He placed a finger to her lips and shook his head “Nothing you say is going to change the fact that it’s true You’re on the back of o slow…fine You want to keep it between us for now? Done But doit now”

She took a deep breath “What do you want me to say, Colm? That I’m yours? Why do you

need everything?”

“Because not too long ago, you were asking ive you what I should’ve

been giving you all along Makes a man need some reassurance”

Gia sighed “It wasn’t like that D is safe, was safe There’s no real eerous”

“We’re both dangerous”