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My gut told me to fight for her, and the damn thing had never proven me wrong. I’d never given up easily when I went after something I wanted, and this was no time to start. I would find a way to show Pippa I was exactly what she wanted—what she needed—and nothing would stop me, least of all my own self-doubt.
That was it. No more fucking around. It was time for one last-ditch effort to win her over. To prove I could give her everything she needed. And if she didn’t want everything I had to offer, I’d finally admit that it wouldn’t work. She wanted to experience the world. I’d fucking give it to her.
Some people talk through situations to cope, while others turtle—crawl into their shells and process internally. I was a turtler.
When circumstances overwhelmed me, I withdrew from friends and family in order to sort through my thoughts and feelings. Mom called it disappearing into my cave.
I couldn’t deny that I wanted to give Bishop a chance.
Be the energy you want to attract.
“No one’s perfect, and no one has a perfect life.”
All I’m fucking asking is that if you need to explore, you do it with me. Is that so goddamn much to ask?”
Reason 342 to live on my own: no requirement to attend Sunday evening Mass.
“All I wanted was for you to give me a chance. You can still experience the world with me—anything out there, I’ll give it to you. All you have to do is ask,” he said fervently.
“I think I can do that,” I whispered.
“I hate the thought of you being with anyone else, kitten.”
“Then why did you set up that meeting with Callum?”
“Would you really have shared me?”
“I would have tried if that’s what you truly wanted, but I would have hated...
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“Then why did you...
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“Because that was the only way I could think of to prove that I’m not the prison sentence ...
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I shook my head. “No, it wa...
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“Then what?” His head tilted, eyes pleading for understanding. “Why have ...
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“Because I’ve daydreamed for years about being normal. Life was supposed to be different for me—dating, travel, maybe even a job. I was going to be a normal girl and not get married off by my father to some man I hardly knew. Go from living unde...
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“And who told you I would take that dr...
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I shrugged meekly. “Me. I’ve never known a Mafia man who didn’t keep his wife or girlfriend t...
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“Lucky for you, I’m Irish, and we’re used to our women being entirely too batshit crazy to control.”
“I’m not asking for forever yet, just that you’ll give me a chance. Give us a chance.”
I leaned forward hesitantly and allowed my lips to ghost against his. “I don’t want to push you away anymore. I don’t want it to be over.”
“Whatever this is, kitten, it’s not the end. This is on...
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“Morning, gorgeous.”
“You sleep well?”
“I had a little trouble getting to sle...
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“Oh y...
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“Yup. All kinds of happy, tingly thoughts ...
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“The things you do to me should ...
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“That’s funny. I’ve thought the same about you—or, more preci...
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“You like the d...
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“Ple...
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“As if you don’t know how damn sexy thos...
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“Still good to hear yo...
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“Bishop?”
“Mmm?”
“Why...
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“Why not you?”
“Because we hardly know each other. How could you have been so convinced you wanted me in such a short amount of time?”
“I don’t have to eat two tubs of mint chip ice cream to know...
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“Yeah, but people aren’t ...
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“No, but you taste just ...
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Hell, what had I been thinking to push him away? He was everything a sane, rational girl could want in a guy. And I’d been to...
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“You really are okay with me getting a place, even if we’re together?”
“Baby, you can own half of New York for all I care so long as I’m the one in your bed at night.”
“You always know exactly what to say...
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“I say plenty of shit that pisses people off. That’s why I’m so good at apologi...
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