Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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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,

halter to ask him

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in no time.”

him as we get Heathcliff back into his stall, unsaddled, and ready for

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something comforting about being with Jerome. Unlike Kent, I’m never worried about what mood he’s in

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

great, but it’s all books and philosophy and plans for escaping this life. There’s nothing romantic there, not anymore, which…well, which gets a

I bite my lip, watching

his arms swelling with the effort,

his

likes horses and, apparently, likes

here after all. Something

talked easily the whole way home, him

cattle

a dream, and there

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we were home. I almost regrotted it, as we pulled

time?” I ask Jerome as we

my eyes

walk towards the door

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

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,

say, my stomach doing a little

each other,

is happening, heading towards the house,

slowly turns his gaze to me. I just stare