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Except me

Been there Done that

It’s not so and dumb, and I refuse to dwell on mistakes of the past And in er Not yet anyway, and I was nursing a broken heart Had I known she would eventually slide into the role that had belonged to her father, I would’ve thought twice before getting my dick wet But that doesn’t ed—because I was hurting, and she’s hot as hell, and anyher down—but ht

“I ride bulls for a living, darlin’,” I tell her “I’d say crazy is part of the job description”

“Don’t get cute withabout A bonus ride? On Lucifer no less”

“I just walked out of that arena with a 922 score Thought you’d be happier about that”

“Oh, I am happy about that, and so are your sponsors” She crosses her arned up for a bonus ride What were you thinking, and why didn’t you tell me?”

“I was thinking I could use the extra cash, and if I told you, you’d try to talk me out of it”

Her brow creases, and for a split second I swear I see stea out of her ears

“You’re daht I would’ve talked you out of it” Nikki stalks toward the middle of the room, plants her hands on her hips, and lifts an eyebrow at soet out

Lincoln Bennett, my best friend in this business, is the first one to ood luck look and taps soive Rhett some privacy” On his way out of the locker room, he tips his hat to Nikki “Nicole”

“Thank you, Linc,” she says

She waits for the locker room to clear and then turns to me, eyebrows raised

She’s not going to intimidate me “What?”

“Don’t play dumb You may be crazy as fuck, but no one ever called you dumb”

“I don’t knohat you want frorand bonus if I stay on for eight seconds I couldn’t pass that up”

“They offered you fifty grand because no one has been able to stay on that daer than four seconds”