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The joy on her face when she sits astride Heathcliff’s back for the

first time – a little chill runs down his spine. He can’t help feeling

just…purely happy.

Last night, in the car, seeing Fay shake like that – the shock, the

trauma in every muscle- it was one of the worst feelings of his

life. He frowns, thinking of it now, of his extreme reaction to Fay’s

physical danger.

He’s a mafia boss, for heaven’s sake, Kent tells himself. It’s not like

he hasn’t lost people to this business before, hasn’t put his loved

ones on the line on an almost–daily basis. So what was it about

this girl that made him absolutely horrified at the thought of her in

danger?

Kent grits his teeth, uncomfortable with the potential answers

to this question. He knows that he wants her on a physical level

– god, every day he’s confronted with that horrible fact. But this

other feeling, this…protectiveness. He shakes his head, unwilling to delve into it just yet.

Instead, Kent stands up straight from his spot at the stall door and

walks towards the riding rink.

The lesson is coming to a close, the instructor talking eagerly to Fay, who smiles down at him from her place on the gelding’s back.

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When Kent comes to lean against the rink’s fence, the trainer gives him a warm smile.

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“She’s a natural!” the trainer says, resting a comfortable hand on Fay’s knee. Kent glares at the touch and the trainer, grimacing a little, quickly removes his hand. Fay doesn’t notice.

laughing. “I told you I had a natural

minute,” he says simply, giving the trainer a stern look. Knowing his boss, the

back to the

nudging her horse so that he walks

over to Kent.

Kent jokes, reaching out a

beneath her helmet. “A joke!” she laughs. “Kent Lippert made a

used to it,”

kidding,” she says in response, smiling indulgently at him.

asks, nodding towards the ring

the lesson as a whole.

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says, definite and happy. “Can I come

tomorrow?”

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she gives him. “Come down now,” he says,

rest.”

her lip,

to get

of the stirrups,” he says, and she obeys.. He puts up his hands towards her. “Now just swing your right leg over the back of the horse and slip down to the ground.”

she says, appalled. “You just want me to jump down!?”

“Well, you can always stay up.

if

gives him a dirty look.

Kent says, enjoying himself.

a little and then takes a

back over

waist, letting her fall back against him instead

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lowers her slowly to the ground, Fay puts her hands on top of his for balance, her back running down the

his stomach at the feel of her against him. Kent clenches his jaw, trying to keep himself under

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hands on her waist, she leaning back against him

her horse’s reins over his

a

smiles innocently at Kent, silently thanking him

back

quietly after a moment, his hands again

his pockets. “Before…everything…”

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