Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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Because despite everything – despite the threat –

I don’t think I can stop either.

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“Okay,” I breathe, wrapping my arms around Kent and tucking my head under his chin, pressing my ear to his chest and listening to his heartbeat. Kent pauses for a moment and then folds his arms around me, holding me lightly to him, a gentle grip that lets me know that if I want to run from him…I can..

“All right,” I sigh, giving in. “Until they leave, Kent. Until it’s settled, until they’re gone, I’ll be your secret, and you’ll be mine. And then, we’ll…decide.”

“All right,” Kent agrees, tightening his hold on me in such a way that feels like…relief, more than affection, or ownership. Like he has finally relaxed.

“But Kent?” I ask, turning my head up towards him.

“Hmm?” he replies, encouraging me to ask.

“Can you just be like…a little nicer to me?”

looks at me curiously. “What? Have I been mean to

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I blow out a breath there, letting him know precisely

– especially tonight,

making my life a living hell!” I protest, ignoring

so mean to me Kent – you don’t see half of it, because she saves it for when you’re not around! Which is always! I have to spend all day with her and it’s just insult, insult, insult!” I shake my head, amazed

me further. “All right, Fay,” he concedes. “I’ll do a better job of being on your side, when I can. But I can’t be around all the time,

–

no one

my hand up and smacking him on the chest. “No one told me

I committed a war crime! I would have learned to cook pasta! I mean, it

but not in a way that makes me feel bad. Instead, I feel heard by him, and like he’s helping me see the lighter side of

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face as I

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