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about her appearance. Divulging the truth would have helped. But I liked the scar. It was who she was now. A survivor. Saved by my hand. Maybe it was selfish of me, but I didn’t care.
    “I’ve seen it, Preston. I’m done for. My career is over.” She looked down. “Just go. Tell Mickey to not even bother coming. You’re all busy. No reason wasting time here.”
    Preston sat back on the bed and she moved her feet to accommodate him. My blood boiled, but I let him continue. No reason looking like an asshole in front of Kaitlyn when she’d yet to glance back at me to show she truly wanted him out.
    “You may think modeling is over, but I’m telling you it’s not. Kaitlyn, look at me.” Preston’s finger settled under her chin and angled her to face him. “Remember that incident in Cancun two years ago when I slipped from the boat and cut my side on the pier?”
    “Of course. You were bleeding all over me as we took you to the hospital.”
    Preston pulled his shirt up, revealing perfect six pack abs. My eyes rolled as I looked away.
    “Do you see where I hit?” He eased her free hand to the V right by his hip. The closer her head moved toward him, the more I saw red.
    “Oh…shit. You had a scar. I really deep one.”
    He grinned. “And , now I don’t. It was a lot worse than yours, Kate. Do you see where I’m going with this? Yours is just a setback. In six months, you’ll never even remember the way you look.” Preston dropped his shirt. “Now, enough. Be happy. You’re safe. Home. Alive .”
    The genuine smile that appeared was breathtaking. One didn’t even see the scar when her beauty radiated like that.
    “Wait.” She grew serious while she looked at him. “How much are we talking here?”
    Preston waved his hand. “Nothing you can’t afford. But don’t worry about it. Mickey will take care of it for you. You’re his number one girl.”
    The narrowing of her eyes told me she didn’t like the sound of that.
    “No. I’ll do it. Whatever the cost. I’ll figure out a way.”
    “Good girl. That’s the Kaitlyn I know.” His hand gripped just above her knee and mine tightened before I could stop myself from showing emotion. She looked up and I glanced off to the side. Fuck that, Pretty Boy. I hated he knew her on a level I didn’t. And, to warrant her with those words spoke of a closeness I couldn’t stomach. Good girl. I wanted to be the only one to say that to her.
    “If you’re both okay, I think I’ll go get the food now.” The moment I turned to leave, Kaitlyn held on tightly, not letting me go. Was I missing something? “Of course, it can wait ,” I mumbled. My hand adjusted in hers and Preston narrowed his eyes at our entwined fingers. The look didn’t last long as he turned back to her. The moment he licked his lips, I could see his mind turning. The detective in me sprung forward, searching out every little movement. Maybe looking into Preston wouldn’t be such a bad idea.
    “When are they releasing you, Kate?” His hand lifted from her knee, but he didn’t mind placing it over her legs to rest on it.
    “I’m not sure.” The low volume of her voice was hard to hear.
    Preston turned to me. “Do you know?”
    The side of my mouth lifted into a smile. “Maybe. What’s it to you?”
    “Jesus, you’re a dick. I want to take care of my friend. Is that such a bad thing? She’s obviously been through hell.”
    “Yeah, I know. I was there ,” I snapped.
    Kaitlyn’s free hand flinched as Preston picked it up. “Then you can understand how she needs to be taken care of.”
    I kept my mouth shut, afraid I’d overstep my bounds. A few minutes of his blabbering mouth would tell me everything I needed to know. If he had some ulterior motives, I’d pick up on it.
    “We used to be close, Kate. Real close. You have no one. We both know this.” He brushed his finger down her face. “You’ve pushed everyone out of your life. Don’t make that mistake right now. I’ll be