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“You’re both in some way broken,but together, it feels like you’re whole.The club was there to seewhat happened to you, Whizz.She’s the first woman who doesn’t havea clue about your past.She knows what happened but hasn’t seen it.You’re probably one of the few men who know the truth but don’t seea broken little girl.In a weird kind of way it makessense.”

Zero started to warn heragain.

“You don’t need to worryabout me running off or taking it personally,” Whizz said.“I knowwhat she’s saying even if she doesn’t have the best tact aboutit.”

“Who needs tact?With thedamagegoingthrough this club, there’s no time for tact.You don’t need tact,Whizz.You always need stone cold facts.”Prue shot a ball,whooping as it went down the hole.“It’s not bad to care about her.She deserves to be loved like other women.What happened to herwasn’t her fault.”

Whizz got up.“I’ve got togo.”

He made his way up to his bedroom,shouting from Hardy and Rose’s room made him stop.

“What the fuck are youdoing?”Hardy asked.

“I’m packing.I want out ofhere.”

“For fuck’s sake, Rose, this wasten years ago.I’ve not touched another fucking woman.I don’t wantanother woman but you.”

“No, you didn’t want theperson I was.I was too damn sweet for what you wanted.I changedwho I was because that’s what you wanted.I took my clothes offbecause you loved it.I changed me.”The tears were in hervoice.

Whizz didn’t want to move away, yet theemotion in her voice was hard to ignore.

“I can’t live without you,”Hardy said.

“I don’t know if I can livewith you anymore.”

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Lacey wrapped a towel around her body.Whizz hadn’t brought her any food, and she was getting hungry.Shekept the movie playing in his bedroom and made sure it was loudenough to drown out the noise of Hardy and Rose.They were a brokencouple.It was hard to listen to them fight as the emotion and painwere raw.She’d never been put in a situation like that.Laceydidn’t know what she’d do if the man she loved cheated on her.Hardy hadn’t just cheated, he’d gotten the woman pregnant.Rose wasstill heartbroken after all this time.

She used another towel around her headand stepped out of the room.

Whizz stood by the door.Hedidn’t have anything in his hands, and she was so hungry.

“You’ve not brought anyfood,” she said.

“What?”

“You locked the door, and I don’thave any food.”She bit her lip feeling like a child instead of athirty year old woman.“I’m hungry.”

“When was the last time youate?”he asked.

“Breakfast.”

“I’ll order us some Chinesefood.”He pulled out his cell phone, and she stood watching him ashe ordered enough to feed an army.When he was finished, he staredback at her.“I’m so sorry.I didn’t mean to forget about food.Shit, you must be starving.”

Her stomach chose that moment togrumble.Heat filled her cheeks at the noise.She wasn’t eventrying to make him feel bad.Stupid stomach.

Whizz chuckled.“Don’t worry about it.Why do you have the movie on so loud?”

“I don’t want to listen to Hardyand Rose.They’re always arguing, and it’s so sad to hear.Wouldn’tit be easier if one of them walked away?”She grabbed the remotefrom the bed, pointing it at one of the screens.Lacey didn’t knowhow he managed to get a television to become part of hiscomputers.

“I’m starting to thinkyou’re right about them.”

The sound of Rose cryingfollowed by Hardy murmuring met their ears.Their argument wastoning down.It wouldn’t be long before they would start arguingagain.Therewere clearly a lot of issues between the two.

“It’s hard to listen to.”She voiced her earlier thoughts.

“Yeah, they’re goingthrough some problems.”

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