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,

Heathcliff’s halter to ask him

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in no time.”

walk alongside Jerome, happily chatting with him as we get Heathcliff back into his stall,

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being with Jerome. Unlike

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

and philosophy and plans for escaping this life. There’s nothing romantic there, not

though? I bite my lip, watching him lift the saddle up

the wall, his arms swelling

his brow.

who likes horses and, apparently, likes me too?

all. Something worth thinking

and I talked easily the whole way home, him telling me about his years in

years rustling cattle out West.

a dream, and there wasn’t enough

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get all of my questions answered by the time we were home.

ask Jerome as we climb out of

my eyes

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

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

still alone.

he says, glancing at the door. 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

my stomach doing a

at each other, before the

towards the house, giving

as he walks past, not saying a word. Then, Kent slowly turns his gaze to me. I just stare at him, my eyes