This Heart of Mine
“From what Riley had heard around town, he claimed it wasn’t from their fight, but it had to be. Riley remembered dodging a blow that landed on the cinder-block wall behind him. Judging by the sound Buddy had made, and the way the blood had drained from his face, that was when he’d broken it. He just didn’t want everyone to know he’d gotten the worst of their little skirmish. It worked against his tough-guy image that a smaller and far less experienced fighter had walked away without serious inj...ury.
But that broken hand was probably the reason Riley hadn’t gotten hurt. Buddy had hardly been able to swing at him afterward.
“Thanks for coming, Riley.” Corinne’s expression was cooler than he’d ever seen, and the set of her mouth told him she was as angry with him as Buddy was. She was just trying to put a civil veneer on it.
“No problem.” He handed her the wine he’d brought. “I’m sorry that...that everyone’s having such a difficult time.”MoreLess
But that broken hand was probably the reason Riley hadn’t gotten hurt. Buddy had hardly been able to swing at him afterward.
“Thanks for coming, Riley.” Corinne’s expression was cooler than he’d ever seen, and the set of her mouth told him she was as angry with him as Buddy was. She was just trying to put a civil veneer on it.
“No problem.” He handed her the wine he’d brought. “I’m sorry that...that everyone’s having such a difficult time.”MoreLess
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