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“I’m good,” she finally said to him. “Thanks for coming.”
He nodded. “Of course. Ms. Georgia was always important to you.”
The way he said it made it sound like he was there for her. Like he should be the one taking care of her. He lost that right.
I leaned closer to Blake and made sure Willie noticed me. I nodded up at him. “Good to see you again, Willie.”
The twitch in his jaw made me smile. I loved pissing him off.
“Yeah, you, too,” he replied through gritted teeth. “I seem to be seeing you everywhere with Blake these days.”
Blake stiffened next to me. I put my hand on her thigh, drawing Willie’s attention. I rubbed my thumb over the soft skin at the edge of her shorts and said, “She’s a tough woman to stay away from.”
Willie drew in a breath and stood straighter. “I see. Well
