Extraits

"...with me you're signing on for all of me, Brynne. I don't know any other way to be with you. It's all in for me. And I want it to be all in for you too."

"All in?" She brought her palm to my chhek and held it there, her questioning look so genuine. I turned my lips to press them into the palm of her hand as she held my face.

"A poker term. Means to bet everything you have on the cards you're holding. You're what I'm holding."

Neil laughed at me.

"Hell, the office is thrilled, mate. We can all breathe again without fear of disembowelment. The boss got his girl back. Praise the gods!"

I had to watch her go and wait until the door closed behind her and she was inside the building. I had to drive away and leave my girl inside that building. I had to do it all. And hated every bloody second of it.

I wanted to talk to her about where we wre heading, and ask her what she wanted. The only reason I hadn't already was because her potential answer made me really fucking nervous. What if she didn't want what I wanted? What if I was just her first real relashionship that she could test the waters with? What if she met somebody else down the line?

Yeah, bugger-off...Paul. It was so apparent that Lover Paul did not want to leave her. He wanted to kiss her or hug her in some show of affectionate farewell but had brains enough not to try it. I didn't say he was stupid, just my enemy.

"I'll call you. I want to hear all about the Mallerton." he did a hand to the ear gesture.

"Bye, darling." He gave me a look and I gave him one right back. I truly hoped he could read minds because I had so much worth saying that he really needed to hear.

You cock-swinging, worthless shit bag! You will absolutely NOT call her to talk about the Mallerton. You won't look at her and you won't think about her either! Got it?! My girl is NOT your darling now, nor will she ever be in future.