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I need to wait a little longer to tell her. Make sure she's not pla
"No, I don't know her. I just feel bad she got assaulted at the club is all."
She throws up a hand. "And yet you couldn't care less that she headbutted me."
"I do care, Lou-Lou," I say with a frustrated sigh. "It wasn't right that she did that and I'm not happy about it. Now come back to bed, please."
She glares at me, but eventually slides back into bed beside me. "I'm not some damsel in distress looking for her white knight to save her, Ricardo." She closes her eyes. "It's just nice when the person who claims to love you has your back every once in awhile. You can call me many things, but I always protect what I love."
She's right, she does.
Not only did she kick Scarlet's ass the second she thought she was using me, she also agreed to look out for my friends in regards to DeLuca.
Because she knows how important they are to me.
"I know you do." I grab her chin and force her to look at me. "I know you don't believe it, but I'm in your corner. But, I'm in other people's corners as well. I'm spi
"No, it just means that I love you more," I hear her whisper before she falls asleep.
That's when it occurs to me there's another person I'm failing...the most important person to me.
And that means I need to try harder and show her just how deep my loyalty and love for her runs.
She's fast asleep but I kiss her shoulder, curl an arm around her, and whisper, "You have no idea how much I love you, but I'll have no problem proving it to you."