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Little did she know that fighters often joked with their fists And seriously, Armie wouldn’t shy away from a little one-on-one practice with Cannon, but he really wasn’t up for it if he could avoid it without losing face

Yvette was barely out of hearing distance when Cannon said, "What the hell happened to you?"

Pretending not to understand, Armie asked, "What?"

"Someone--maybe a small crowd by the looks of it--beat the shit out of you"

Giving up, on at least that small bit, Armie admitted, "There were four of them"

Disbelief narrowed Cannon’s eyes "Only four, huh?"

"I got blindsided by the first one Before I realized it, they were onaway"

"Pretty ood dose of punish "Now let’s talk about you"

Cannon shook his head "I’m not done with you yet" He crossed his arms over his chest "Who and why?"

Daet into it "I was snooping, if you have to know"

"Snooping where?"

Near your house "Let’s just say I suspected a lady was being used by a scu, Cannon said, "Using, as in the way you use--"

"Hey, I’ a little, he added, "And we both know the ladies use me in return"

Since he couldn’t deny that, Cannon said only, "Go on"

"This lady is different"

One of Cannon’s broent up "Meaning?"

Yeah, dumbass Explain that one Arain with the towel "You knohat I’irl?"

Real nice The nicest Too da like that"

The other brow joined the first as Cannon studied hiirls?"