ed in the

ng over his shoulder. He kept his word. As soon as the door closed, he

scles of someone who worked a physical job, not a gym r

asked, his

ast him, letting my fingers trail over his

ew weeks w

close on the couch, my leg pressed against his. I'd ask him t

was having. The way his jaw clenched. The way he would disappear into

. I made dinner most nights, and he would

teak I'd made. "For a guy saving fifteen hundred a month

to his mouth. "The deal was abo

ate," I offered,

is head and wen

with a knife. He was trying so hard to resist,

ost fun I'd

e to find Brody waiting f

iar." He then pointed at a girl standing beside him. She was pretty, in a sharp, unpleasant way. "This

as my stepfather. And S

al daughter," Brody continued, his voice dr

Before I could respond, my phone buzzed.

t lawsuit. The initial dama

y face. I looked at Brody, t

found Brody's number, and

looked down, his ey

his?" he

sip. Now get lost before I buy your father's car

ding, leaving them sta