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“I just wanted to come by and thank you personally,” The man says

He’s a little shorter than I am, heavyset, but looks like he could handle himself

But that’s not why he’s here though Nothing like that

He’s got the saot cut, but softer

Mature froe and experience

“…To thank

“I heard about what happened on the beach, and I just wanted to ize fora hand out

“Brett Jacobs My boy, Lance got his comeuppance it seems,” he smiles wide “Down on the private section of the beach,” he re wider as if he’s pleased beyond belief

As if he was actually there

I start to shake my head “Look Mr Uh… I’m not sure what your son told you, but—”

“Oh! He’s a lying little bastard I didn’t believe a word of it He got his, and I was just wanting to ht I mean… boys will be boys, but they took it way too far this time, by the sound of it”

I feelNatasha step closer to me, I hook my arm around her and pull her into me

“This is Natasha,” I say to Brett, introducing her “Notthe words

Giving her a good squeeze by the waist in case he didn’t catch

His jaw drops a little, then his brow lifts He’s finally run out of air

Lost the will to congratulateover before closing the door in his face

Walking Natasha back to the kitchen, I ain before I relax

“Now Where e?” I ask her, using both hands to grab ahold of her, kissing her tenderly before she can say another word

I’ve proved my point I’m not ashamed of Natasha and I’ll leave it up to her to tell her fa, she can at least call her

It’s still early, for bed and sleep But after discovering just how large and comfortable the upstairs bedroom is, it’s easy to while away the hours before dark with Natasha