“You need to get yourself a girlfriend, lad,” Gibsie declared. “It’s the only way you’re going to shake Bella off.” “I don’t want to get a girlfriend,” I bit out. “I am too fucking busy for a girlfriend, Gibsie. You know this.” “Even little Shannon?” he tossed out with a grin. My heart leaped in my chest at the sound of her name. Christ… “What did I tell you about her?” I snapped, tossing the remainder of my sandwich on my plate, appetite gone. “What in the bleeding hell have I been saying to you for the last two months?” “It’s not what you’re saying,” he replied with a snicker. “It’s how
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