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into. A little too roughly, but I couldn't complain

ed gown, lifted my chi

been asking you out? Have you been cheating on

st accuse me of cheating? When I walked in on you wi

ened. Is this some kind of payback tantrum? Fine, you've publicly embarassse

on wit

the dumbest woman on the planet and it dawn

iot whose tantru

knew he hated it. "I don't know if you noticed, bu

elationship with him

e times Jace asked me out." I lied. "I felt I had to be loyal to you. But you've

He growled, "I'm

about the pity dating, Taser response didn't seem li

and now. "Remember the moments after we met? How you broke down about what you did to your mother...all the se

o.

tached to me by the hip, alone without me. She didn't want to do it but I made her. I convinced her for you. I am the best thing that happened to you babe, and you know it." He g

e... No. He accepted me. He said it didn't matter what I did. He sa

spered, his hands cupping my cheeks. "So fix that shit

nd me. Taser backed away from me, his eyes on Jace. I used the opportunity to

having a talk with my g

end. And again, I recommend you get th

tsteps. I sucked in air into my lungs and blinked away my tears as I wondered ho

ly wondering how I d

nded myself. "This is the first time

s always

l I had done. I let him talk down to me. Belittle my style, the way I looked, my interes

I sniffed, feeling another

I'm..

ay already, I'm not going to add asshole Jace comforting

ature frown was back

's my

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head out throu

n I was still hoping he hadn't heard. Myra saw my teary eyes and Jace's steely

we reached

erson who opened the door. The woman's eyes which were normally is a cold blank stare softened as s

rother-in-law, Pierce paced the room, a phone to his ear as he bounced his year old son in his other arm. El

as she moved to him, kissed him, and collected the baby from hi

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