hard features. Beneath that exterior was a tender, al

ossibly look. With his roughly tousled hair and stubby

owning a little. This man had ins

ng. He looked down to where both their hands were still e

She said and left a

books she'd already been packing, in se

, his voice deeper than usua

as a bundle of nerves inside and she'd be damned if h

d, movin

e could sit. I just

utstretched hand and followed

ce of him was distracting, but she had to be strong. He was nothing but ba

ery caught his eye. Two vans were packed outside with a

ousling his hair even further. "Wh

rstand what was happening, but she knew vans in movies sometimes meant 'kidnap'. B

understood who they were; goddamn reporters. She hated them. Those people who

oreroom which even she never used. She dialed Jake's number and hoped desperately he was alread

w

. I won't let them get to you." She said, peeping out through the

with a small smi

turning to him. "Ca

dn't know you work w

call shoving you into a storeroo

ldn't have th

ces and Anne finally relaxed. She flopped

g off his suit jacket and lying down on

o the entire media is interested in here

sn't the entire media. I

her eyes, b

I ask

e was imagining som

ess that she won't admit is not as good as it used to be. She won't spend an ex

ally want her to be interested in him, or was it just a ruse to finish what they'd started. But

d you let me sleep over, those reporters call

t. "Now you know why I'm never at

he day had gotten to her. She felt his hand on her brown hair,

you. Denying you all those years. That

awful day that had turned sour. Or the days, m

e imagined what he'd do if he discovered she had carried

ure of his face she'd memorized. She felt the same feeling

h other's breath. She touched his full beard, wondering why he never let it gr

thed it, feeling how soft it was. As he dipped his head

reporters had fi

in ther

up and staring into the peepho

re, then no. I told them you both escaped to the museu

nlocked the door. She env

. I knew I could

e frown on Asher's fac

her."

my ass out there

between them

know eac

younger brother. The one you s

You dick." She pushed a

"In my defence, i

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her kids who were already aslee

ep left her eyes. She shut her eyes regardless, but co

an to ring, s

llo

re you gonna tell us?" Lola sa

a what you're

that happen to you. I just sent you the article. Read it

r text and clicked the link, wondering what tho

eged escort could be

of Asher and her in the storeroo