CHAPTER 132

Aggie clutched the gold-painted plastic heart between her br**sts and blinked back tears. “I had no idea you felt that way, Mom,” she said, her voice hitching. “You’re always saying how much you want to get me out of the club. I thought…” I thought you hated me.

“So will you train me to hit men?”

Aggie laughed. “Not a chance.”

“Why not?”

“I’ve specialized. If you really want to do this, you need to be trained by someone who’s good at everything.”

“Sounds hard.”

“It is hard.”

“Speaking of hard. You should have seen how hard Gary got when—”

“Don’t say it!” Aggie felt her face flush. She didn’t know she was still capable of blushing.

A gray-haired woman entered the room and fixed herself a cup of coffee. She smiled sweetly at Aggie, who returned her smile and turned to face the other direction.

“I can’t talk about this right now, Mom. I’m at the hospital with Jace.”

“I thought he was out of the hospital.”

“He’s back in. I can’t get him to rest.”

“Is that why you fell for him?