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“Yes I did”

“I’m impressed,” he said

“Thank you” She pushed her hair out of her face and rolled up theso she could tell Bradley her truths “I dropped out for a while, but I wasn’t strung out, Bradley I had a good time—if you could even call it that—drank, smoked pot, tried coke, the typical”

“That’s typical?”

“Considering the colleges I’ve attended? Yes” She sighed “It didn’t take long to figure out that lifestyle wasn’t for me and never will be”

“I’lad to hear it”

“I still uys hadn’t found me, I…well, I don’t want to think about it”

Bradley reached across the seat and gripped her wrist “Then don’t” He then took a weighted breath and said, “Heather, we need to talk about Trouble It’s a haven for abused women We keep our own safe I want you to live there I can keep an eye on you and…well, I think there are a few fellas who may want to keep a real close eye on you also”

“I know,” she said, giddy

“How do you feel about that?”

“About?” She wasn’t letting him off that easy If he wanted to pry in her personal life, he’d have to spit it out

“There’s no easy way for a brother to say this but Gabe, Curt, and Justin are interested in you”

“Just interested?” She looked out theand tried to hide her sen of interest in play there”

“Any idea of how you’re going to handle the situation?”

“This co from my brother who shares his woman with three other men?”