“I miss him every day.” “I do too I miss the way he made everyone act right.” I laughed a little and sipped some of my iced tea. I showed it to Rome and slid it back into the bag. I was so small and awkward and Remy so tall and handsome, we looked ridiculous but it was a sweet gesture and it brought tears to my eyes. Margot had found one of the very first pictures taken of me and Remy and put it in a lovely silver frame. He was grumbling about having to draw yet another Harry Potter tattoo or something, I guess I forget he actually has to work.” I peeked inside the bag. I’m so glad you’re home.” “Me too little girl, I tried to get Rule to come out but he had a late client. I just loved this guy, he looked like a warrior but he had such a good heart. “I know that’s why I had to stop.” “This is from me.” He gave me a gift certificate to my favorite bath and body store.

She just doesn’t see what she’s doing to him, to us.” I sighed. She always viewed you as an ally in the war on the get Rule to get his act together war. “Your mom won’t talk to me I tried to call her the other day.” “She’s having a hard time now that you laid the law down. I decided that the pearls and heels didn’t need to be worn every time I left the house, I have plenty for when it’s time to play society maven for the folks.” “Speaking of birthdays I brought this from mom and dad.” He handed me a little bag and I set it on the table between us. You look different, more mature.” “Thanks, I like it.” “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you in jeans either.” “I went shopping for my birthday. It’s nice but I’m just used to the all blond. I got enough flak from Ayden about it and I didn’t need Rome joining in on the Shaw is an idiot band wagon. Ever since I sat down he had been peering at me intently and I had to kept checking to make sure that the scarf was covering the lovely hickey Rule had left Saturday night. I had a test Monday and had to work a closing shift, on Tuesday I did a volunteer shift at the children’s hospital and suffered through an ungodly dinner with my father and his new wife so Rome had been forced to wait until Wednesday to take me on my belated birthday dinner. I ignored his calls all day Sunday because I was still trying to get my head around the fact that I had drunkenly demanded Rule take my virginity and I had been sore, both from the booze and the bed acrobatics. Rome was looking at me like he was trying to see inside my head and I didn’t like it one bit.

Chapter 6 Shaw “Stop looking at me like that.” I fiddled with my hair and adjusted the neck of the scarf I had on to cover my neck.

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