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“I watch a lot of TV,” he said grinning at ain I smiled at him He had always been so easy to talk to

My frustration seemed to have lifted soo” Before I could jerk my head around, to see who it was, Luke hadnized his voice I could feel the tension radiating through his body I half expected Sam to come to my rescue, but was somewhat relieved, yet disappointed when I turned to see hi happened Luke pulled o of my arm I had to practically run to keep up with hih my veins at the feel of his touch I didn’t care if the touch was forceful or not, it felt so good to be this close to hiood

“Get inside,” Luke barked to the two guys out front Without a single question, they iainst the front of the building Luke’s hands were on either side of the wall by ?” he asked in a surprisingly callared deep into mine as if in search of an answer “Answer er in a calm manner

“I don’t know,” I replied, not sure as a right answer I’m not sure why, but just like atto take hiht there

“You don’t know? You trying to make an ass out of me, Dallas? You are here withall over another man in my presence Do you understand?”

“I wasn’t hanging on” Luke slapped the wall besideme to jump

“Yes or no?” he growled I could tell that this was not the Luke I had seen in the bedroo, but in a sexual way This one looked like he could rip me to pieces with his bare hands

I sed the lump that had formed in my throat and replied with a simple, barely audible, “Yes” Without another word, Luke walked back inside, leavingdown the road

Chapter 7

I could not face the huh no one said anything, I knew everyone in the building had watched the scene unfold I knew I could not walk down the interstate, so I grabbed my cell from my back pocket and dialed the only person I knew in Hattiesburg that would co only once when she picked up with her nor

“Hey, Dallas! What can I do for you?”

So without a hint of despair “I need you to come pick me up from Blackwell Grocery off of Evelyn Gandy Parkway”

“Um, ok Just so happens I a ok?” I ended the call and placed my phone back in my pocket I would have to concoct so on the curb at a run-down grocery store, on a Sunday afternoon If she knehat really happened she n of weakness and that was the last thing I wanted

As pro lot less than ten minutes later “I don’t want to talk about it I just want to go ho her in the eye I had slouched down inthat she would just let it be I knew that she would She was not the type to pry or ask too many questions I suddenly reate at my house “Do you mind if I come to your house for a little while?” I blurted to Lindsey without thinking

“Of course not,” she responded I felt like a co myself to ask for assistance from someone who made less in a est real estate coirl with an associate’s degree froe to assist n of distress and lack of confidence, which would lead to her leaking ht Bunco party She would eventually lose respect for o and hire a new assistant By that tiet so everyone in on the secret life of the ible millionaire bachelorette- Dallas Knox My private life would be aired like dirty laundry for the entire world to see