Moving quickly forward, staying light on my feet, I faked right and then went left, hooking him behind the back of his leg, catching his arm to twist behind his back, and sending him to the ground-face-first-with a thud. He stood there, features set, looking raw. “Come at me or I’ll start singing again.” “Come at me, bro.” I did that little movement with my fingers, my palm turned upwards. Stepping out of his grip, I walked backward to the other side of the room and took a deep breath. I wished there were some way to show him what I could do, what I was capable of, so he would stop seeing me as a liability. ” He swallowed, apparently unable to finish the sentence. “Nothing can happen to you, do you understand?” His words were emphatic, his gaze disoriented, desolate, frantic. “I can handle myself, and I can provide backup for you, if you need it.” Yet allowing Roscoe to be taken on his own hadn’t been an option. I didn’t want to be here anymore than he did. These men are murderers, drug dealers, thieves.” “Simone, this is not one of our adventures from when we were kids. She’s more than happy to forget he exists.īut first, she needs just one teeny-tiny favor.

She is definitely not still thinking about Roscoe. Simone let go of the past a long time ago. She’d also like some answers from her former best friend about why he ghosted her, but if she never gets those answers, that’s a-okay.

Ten years after Roscoe Winston dropped out of her life, all Simone Payton wants is to exploit him. Unfortunately, after one chance encounter, Simone keeps popping up everywhere he happens to be. Roscoe remembers everything-every look, every word, every single unrequited second-and the last thing he needs is another memory of Simone. He’d also like to forget her entirely, but that’s never going to happen. Ten years after Simone Payton broke his heart, all Roscoe Winston wants is a doughnut.

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