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there. What he wasn't certain of was if he should be feeling a lot more guilt

d been doing. But there was something about her that gnawed at his senses. She seemed so... familiar, like she understood him some

y content with her life. As someone surrounded by greedy sharks and sharp claw

t as much space between them as she could. He'd noticed the way she avoided his eyes after the call from his mother when they'd locked eye contact. Her

at, he said, "We'

ed to stare at him

y some things

nodded. "O

hadn't expected her to wait for him for a year and a half. Well, she was a woman, jus

s time, she'd break up with whoever she was

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ple made

ediately picked out three gemstones that totaled a hu

nt wouldn't overhear and think me cheap. "Isn't this a bi

taken aback, like he couldn't imagine hav

ong, his arms full of shopping bags. I w

I certainly couldn't complain. After all, he was the boss.

of having money if I can't spend it?" he threw at me, before turning to thi

ever had happened between them last night, he'd obviously gotten over it. It was refreshing to se

most passed out. Even if I had that kind of money, I'd never spend it so recklessly, especially not on cloth

haniel asked, looking at me

my head when he nodded. "No, thank you. I buy all my

nk stare. "You c

fine with it. I've learned

h, do you?" he aske

o save enough money so I can br

I live in a world where you are swallowed up if you're not bold enough to go afte

n to live with the th

and also share

arned to live without me for the past eighteen months. "And

We are two si

ou're so in love with her. How m

alking past the store with a little girl

ed around the same time as I had. At least one of us was enjoying our marria

I wouldn't know. She

y n

s lips. "Some

h.

ething had happened and he hadn't been

the dresses and fancy jewelry, I'm sure s

ot wanting to be indebted to him. After the awkward moment earlier when his phone had rung, I made up my mind not to get

had occurred to me several times lately, but I'd never brought myself to go through wit

have to find him. If I ever wanted to be with a man I lo