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  1. TITLE PAGE
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. PRAISE FOR K. BROMBERG
  4. ALSO WRITTEN BY K. BROMBERG
  5. CHAPTER ONE
  6. CHAPTER TWO
  7. CHAPTER THREE
  8. CHAPTER FOUR
  9. CHAPTER FIVE
  10. CHAPTER SIX
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT
  13. CHAPTER NINE
  14. CHAPTER TEN
  15. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  16. CHAPTER TWELVE
  17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  21. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  22. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  23. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  44. CHAPTER FORTY
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  49. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  50. CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
  51. CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
  52. CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
  53. CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
  54. CHAPTER FIFTY
  55. CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
  56. CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
  57. CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE
  58. CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
  59. CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE
  60. CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
  61. CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN
  62. CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT
  63. CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE
  64. CHAPTER SIXTY
  65. CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE
  66. CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO
  67. CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE
  68. CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR
  69. CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
  70. CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX
  71. EPILOGUE
  72. EPILOGUE TWO
  73. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

And that says a lot about the kind of man he is.

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

Gizmo

“You good, brother?” Vince asks.

I glance his way and want to grit my teeth at the way he’s studying me, looking for any signs of . . . what the fuck ever, but then again, he is the one who came and got me. He didn’t push for more answers than I gave him. He just fucking knew what I needed because of where I was. “For the tenth time, yes. I’m good.” I slap a hand on his back.

“Wouldn’t be doing my job if I weren’t checking.”

“Yeah, well, that doesn’t mean I have to like it.”

He barks out a laugh. “None of us like this touchy-feely shit. I get it. You get it. I’m just glad you’re doing all right.”

Am I? I wasn’t five hours ago.

“Yep. I’m doing all right.” Especially as I mull over Hendrix’s words too. “You could have called me. I would have been there for you, no questions asked.” I have no doubt that she would have—she’s that kind—but why put extra stress on her when this is only temporary?

“I’d be doing a helluva lot better with a drink in my hand, but I promised her,” I say with a lift of my chin in Hendrix’s direction and then a growl I don’t even realize I emit as another man walks up to Hendrix. I can’t fucking blame them. Not when she’s wearing that deep purple dress that hugs her curves just like I’d prefer to be doing instead of being across the room thinking about it.

Madison comes nowhere close to touching what Hendrix has.

“Her,” he says with a hum in his throat that I want to ignore. “I remember what it was like to say shit like that—her—when it came to Bristol. Like you want to pretend that fucking ache in your chest isn’t there but you can’t fucking ignore it.”

“I’m not ignoring shit. She’s here for . . . a set time. We’re simply enjoying that time.”

He snorts. “Enjoying. That’s a word. So is, I don’t want Hendrix to see me like this.” He says my own words from earlier back to me. The ones I uttered when I was a fucking mess and Vince wanted to bring me home.

“Those are several words but we know math isn’t your strong suit, so I won’t hold it against you,” I joke.

“Yeah, well, those several words told me a lot about your headspace when it comes to you and—” He lifts his chin much the same way I did and then winces.

I follow his line of sight and roll my shoulders as another man—an actor—approaches Hendrix.