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“Gavin?” He snapped his mouth shut, and I grabbed his phone and tossed it to the other side of the couch. “You think I give a shit if they know? Come on now.”
As soon as the words were out of my mouth, it occurred to me that maybe he was the one who didn’t want that info out there. But the second a shy smile curved his lips, I knew that wasn’t the case.
“Yeah?” He picked at the frayed hem of my jeans, and I put my hand over his, recognizing the nervous habit.
“Yeah,” I said. “But on second thought, text his ass back so he doesn’t come over.”
Gavin laughed and snatched up his phone, keeping his other hand beneath mine. He shot off a text and then angled his body to face me.
“I take it you don’t want to go out tonight?” he said.
“Not with them.”
“Oh yeah? What did you have in mind instead?”
Even being shit at flirting or dating, I could tell what he was thinking about, and I was definitely on board—but later.
“Something I don’t think you’ll be excited about.”
“That doesn’t sound promising.” Gavin tilted his head to the side, studying my face. “You’re going to fight? Is that it?”
No point in hiding it. I nodded.
“Really? You don’t wanna burn off calories in a different way?” He gave a flirty smile, and had I not already promised a couple rounds tonight, I would’ve said fuck it and stripped Gavin naked.
“Kinda tied in tonight.”
He nodded slowly. “And is this something you…liketo do?”
“Meaning?”
“You’re not being forced to go fight or anything, right? Like, you do it ’cause you want to?”
I almost snorted, but Gavin was serious. “I don’t do it for anyone but myself. Do I make people a lot of money? Sure. But it’s on my terms.”
“But aren’t you worried you’ll get hurt?”
“No.”
“But…” He tugged his lower lip between his teeth. “What ifI’mworried?”
“You shouldn’t be. I don’t lose.”
“Ever?”
“Nope.”
“But I saw the bruises on you the night I followed you. They looked bad, D. Someone landed a few hits on you.”
“’Cause I let him. Same with Joey. I let him get in one good punch before I laid in on him.”
Gavin visibly cringed at the mention of his asshole ex. “He deserved it. You didn’t.”
“Finally admitting that now?”
“Maybe.”
“I wasn’t going to let him fuck around with you. And I’m still not sorry.”
