Status Updates From Fighting Love (Fighting For...

I am offering you the opportunity to beat the living hell out of the f-er who beat up and tried to rape your girl. Think about it: no rules, no refs, no limits. You can do whatever the hell you want to Yates, and nobody’s gonna stop you. Of course, he can do the same thing to you, so I guess either one of you could end up dead. Or maybe both of you.

She was every single thing that he had never allowed himself to want or wish for; he didn’t even know that he’d wanted or wished for her until she walked in to his life and turned it all upside down on him. I never thought she’d be here like this, naked in my arms, in my bed. What have I done to deserve this woman? Whatever it is, I have to make sure that I keep doing it. Anything to keep her, I swear.

She looked so… damaged, and he wasn’t just thinking about the bruises and blood. Her face was streaked with tears and terror, those clear eyes haunted and hurting, and he wanted to just take her away from what had happened, take her someplace safe and close the door on the whole world. This was the sweetest f-ing woman he’d ever met.

She paused. “That’s what friends do.” His dark gaze was steady. “Is that what we are, Reena? Friends?” “Yes.” Say you want more, Mitch. Please. “Or don’t you think so?” He almost sighed aloud at her words. F***. I’m in the friend zone. There goes any chance of anything more with her. Game over. “Sure we are.

Scene with OW. They had sex twice more before she collapsed against him, exhausted. Mitch lay awake for a long time after, listening for Reena. He heard the door open quietly and he glanced at the clock. It was just after 2 in the morning and he was sure that this meant that Reena had slept with Simon. He felt sick at the thought.

Reena’s looking for a roommate,” Nick explained. “You still need a place to stay, right?” Mitch blinked. The thought that he might actually live with this woman simultaneously took his breath away and freaked the hell right out of him. “Yeah. Yeah, I do.

Turning out better than I thought. Characters aren't acting as stupid as I expected

So far, not liking how H isn't fighting for h. Letting other man take her out

Working thru my freebie list is not a hardship when the author is Marysol James. #readwhatyouhave challenge