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her coffee mug as she peers up at me, before taking another sip.

I pull her necklace out of my pocket and hold it suspended by the clasp in front of her. “I found this in my car and wanted to return it right away.” She reaches her hand out, wraps her thin fingers around the gold K and pulls it out of my hand. She smiles while she studies it. She looks up at me and I notice a sheen of tears in her eyes.

“My parents gave me this for my fifteenth birthday. It was a week before they died.” She looks away, clearing her throat. “Thanks for bringing it here. I’d be really sad if I lost it.” She puts her mug down and opens the clasp on the necklace.

I hold my hand out to her. “Here, let me do it.” She hands it over to me, spinning around to face the counter. She lifts her long, shiny hair off her neck. I move closer and as I fasten the clasp my fingers gently brush against the nape of her neck. Her skin is soft and warm and makes me long to have her naked body pressed up against mine. I think about what it would be like to sleep wrapped around her every night breathing in the clean scent of her soft hair.

“All set.” My eyes squeeze shut for a moment. I hate the lucky bastard she’s going to end up with. I need to stop doing this to myself. I open my eyes and take a step back. I need some distance from her. I squeeze my hands into fists fighting the urge to push her back against the kitchen cabinets and make her mine.

She turns around and rubs her fingers over the letter charm. She smiles. “Thanks. I don’t know how I missed it last night.”

I need to get out of here before I do something I’ll regret. “Hey, I’m going to let you get back to sleep now. I’m sorry I woke you up.”

She frowns, then masks it. “No.” She waves her hand dismissively. “Thanks for getting it back to me. It’s my most prized possession.” She beams a smile at me so bright her eyes light up with joy. Every part of Kenna is sexy as hell, but it’s her eyes that affect me the most. That golden gaze of hers, teases me. The way she looks at me can make my dick harder than a rock and make my heart pound so fast it seems like it’s going to beat right out of my chest. Her eyes can also reflect all the tragedy she’s been through. Sometimes I see so much pain there, I want to do anything I can to make it better. She doesn’t want me to be that guy for her, though. She thinks I’m just a player and that’s all there is to me. Maybe that’s my fault. I’ve never shown her the other parts of me; the best parts.

I walk across the hardwood floor and open the door to leave. I hesitate for a moment, my eyes taking her in one more time. I’m not sure when I’ll see her again. I shove my hands in my front pockets to keep myself from kissing her until she can’t remember anything but me.

“Take care,” I say, before walking away.

“Bye for now,” she calls out, before shutting the door.

Once I’m back in my car I head toward Kyle’s house, stopping at a drive-through on the way. I wanted to ask Kenna to breakfast, but I couldn’t handle sitting across from her for a whole meal this morning. I’m too close to falling off the edge with her. Each time I see her is testing my resolve more and more. I’m not sure how much more I can take before I finally snap, and since that can never happen, I need to stay the fuck away.

Scott Johnson was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth, went to an Ivy League school and fell in love with a beautiful girl. Unfortunately, his love for cocaine was greater than his love for his girlfriend. He ended up expelled from Harvard and a disgrace to his family. Now, he does odd jobs for Paddy O’Connor, an old-time gangster in Southie. Paddy still has his fingers in various pies, so to speak. He’s got ties to drugs, guns, and rumor has it, he’s involved in human trafficking. He and Whitey Bulger were rumored to

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