Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 102

Suddenly, Jerome’s smile deepens as he realizes that I’m not

paying attention to a word he’s saying. That I’m just staring at his

handsome face.

“Sorry,” I say, blinking at him and blushing again. “Um, can you

repeat that?”

“Don’t worry about it,” he says, laughing a little and holding up a

hand to help me dismount. “Come on, let’s let Heathcliff get his

rest.”

I nod and take Jerome’s hand, swinging my right leg over Heathcliff’s withers and hopping down, my butt sliding against the

saddle as I go. Much more elegant a dismount, I think, then the

time Kent had helped me down and my butt had slid against him

as I’d almost fallen.

Still, I remember, just for a moment, the feeling of Kent’s hands on my waist

Distracting myself from the thought, I grin up at Jerome. “I think I’m getting better at this,” I say, genuinely proud of myself.

“You’re doing great, Fay,” he says, his eyes lingering on my face

a little. Then he clears his throat and looks towards the barn,

on Heathcliff’s halter to ask him to walk forward.

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in no time.”

him as we get Heathcliff back into his stall,

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about being with Jerome. Unlike Kent, I’m

I’m going to pay the consequences of that mood. And unlike Daniel, there’s…well, there’s a bit of

all books and philosophy and plans for escaping this life. There’s nothing

bite my lip, watching him lift the

on the wall, his arms swelling with the effort, a little bit

his brow.

guy who likes horses and, apparently,

Something worth thinking about, at

back onto Kent’s property. Jerome and I talked easily the whole way home, him telling me about his years

cattle out

a dream, and there

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of my questions answered by the time we were home. I almost

time?” I ask Jerome as we

my eyes shining.

walk towards the door to the house. “I’ll

as often as Kent lets me, Fay,” he says. Just before we walk through the door into the house, though, Jerome grabs my arm, hesitating. Apparently, he wants a moment

still alone.

I glance at it as well. Then he takes a step closer to me. “I had a really nice time with you today, Fay,” he says, his face quite close to mine

too,” I say, my stomach

a moment, smiling at each other, before the

moving before I even realize what is happening, heading towards the house, giving

saying a word. Then, Kent slowly turns his gaze