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  Just Me

  You & Me - A Bad Boy Romance, Volume 1

  Lexy Timms

  Published by Dark Shadow Publishing, 2018.

  This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

  JUST ME

  First edition. August 30, 2018.

  Copyright © 2018 Lexy Timms.

  ISBN: 978-1386707974

  Written by Lexy Timms.

  Also by Lexy Timms

  A Burning Love Series

  Spark of Passion

  Flame of Desire

  Blaze of Ecstasy

  A Chance at Forever Series

  Forever Perfect

  Forever Desired

  Forever Together

  BBW Romance Series

  Capturing Her Beauty

  Pursuing Her Dreams

  Tracing Her Curves

  Beating the Biker Series

  Making Her His

  Making the Break

  Making of Them

  Billionaire Banker Series

  Banking on Him

  Price of Passion

  Investing in Love

  Knowing Your Worth

  Treasured Forever

  Banking on Christmas

  Billionaire Holiday Romance Series

  Driving Home for Christmas

  The Valentine Getaway

  Cruising Love

  Billionaire in Disguise Series

  Facade

  Illusion

  Charade

  Billionaire Secrets Series

  The Secret

  Freedom

  Courage

  Trust

  Impulse

  Billionaire Secrets Box Set Books #1-3

  Building Billions

  Building Billions - Part 1

  Building Billions - Part 2

  Building Billions - Part 3

  Conquering Warrior Series

  Ruthless

  Counting the Billions

  Counting the Days

  Counting On You

  Counting the Kisses

  Diamond in the Rough Anthology

  Billionaire Rock

  Billionaire Rock - part 2

  Dominating PA Series

  Her Personal Assistant - Part 1

  Her Personal Assistant Box Set

  Fake Billionaire Series

  Faking It

  Temporary CEO

  Caught in the Act

  Never Tell A Lie

  Fake Christmas

  Firehouse Romance Series

  Caught in Flames

  Burning With Desire

  Craving the Heat

  Firehouse Romance Complete Collection

  For His Pleasure

  Elizabeth

  Georgia

  Madison

  Fortune Riders MC Series

  Billionaire Biker

  Billionaire Ransom

  Billionaire Misery

  Fragile Series

  Fragile Touch

  Fragile Kiss

  Fragile Love

  Hades' Spawn Motorcycle Club

  One You Can't Forget

  One That Got Away

  One That Came Back

  One You Never Leave

  One Christmas Night

  Hades' Spawn MC Complete Series

  Hard Rocked Series

  Rhyme

  Harmony

  Lyrics

  Heart of Stone Series

  The Protector

  The Guardian

  The Warrior

  Heart of the Battle Series

  Celtic Viking

  Celtic Rune

  Celtic Mann

  Heart of the Battle Series Box Set

  Heistdom Series

  Master Thief

  Goldmine

  Diamond Heist

  Smile For Me

  Just About Series

  About Love

  About Truth

  About Forever

  Justice Series

  Seeking Justice

  Finding Justice

  Chasing Justice

  Pursuing Justice

  Justice - Complete Series

  Kissed by Billions

  Kissed by Passion

  Kissed by Desire

  Kissed by Love

  Love You Series

  Love Life

  Need Love

  My Love

  Managing the Billionaire

  Never Enough

  Worth the Cost

  Secret Admirers

  Chasing Affection (Coming Soon)

  Pressing Romance (Coming Soon)

  Timeless Memories (Coming Soon)

  Managing the Bosses Series

  The Boss

  The Boss Too

  Who's the Boss Now

  Love the Boss

  I Do the Boss

  Wife to the Boss

  Employed by the Boss

  Brother to the Boss

  Senior Advisor to the Boss

  Forever the Boss

  Christmas With the Boss

  Billionaire in Control

  Billionaire Makes Millions

  Billionaire at Work

  Precious Little Thing (Coming Soon)

  Priceless Love (Coming Soon)

  Gift for the Boss - Novella 3.5

  Managing the Bosses Box Set #1-3

  Model Mayhem Series

  Shameless

  Modesty

  Imperfection

  Moment in Time

  Highlander's Bride

  Victorian Bride

  Modern Day Bride

  A Royal Bride

  Forever the Bride

  Outside the Octagon

  Submit

  Protecting Diana Series

  Her Bodyguard

  Her Defender

  Her Champion

  Her Protector

  Her Forever

  Protecting Layla Series

  His Mission

  His Objective

  His Devotion

  Racing Hearts Series

  Rush

  Pace

  Fast

  Reverse Harem Series

  Primals

  Archaic

  Unitary

  RIP Series

  Track the Ripper

  Hunt the Ripper

  Pursue the Ripper

  R&S Rich and Single Series

  Alex Reid

  Parker

  Saving Forever

  Saving Forever - Part 1

  Saving Forever - Part 2

  Saving Forever - Part 3

  Saving Forever - Part 4

  Saving Forever - Part 5

  Saving Forever - Part 6

  Saving Forever Part 7

  Saving Forever - Part 8

  Saving Forever Boxset Books #1-3

  Shifting Desires Series

  Jungle Heat

  Jungle Fever

  Jungle Blaze

  Southern Romance Series

  Little Love Affair

  Siege of the Heart

  Freedom Forever

  Soldier's Fortune

  Spelling Love Series

  The Author

  The Book Boyfriend

  The Words of Love

  Tattooist Series

  Confession of a Tattooist
/>   Surrender of a Tattooist

  Heart of a Tattooist

  Hopes & Dreams of a Tattooist

  Tennessee Romance

  Whisky Lullaby

  Whisky Melody

  Whisky Harmony

  The Bad Boy Alpha Club

  Battle Lines - Part 1

  Battle Lines

  The Brush Of Love Series

  Every Night

  Every Day

  Every Time

  Every Way

  Every Touch

  The Debt

  The Debt: Part 1 - Damn Horse

  The Debt: Complete Collection

  The University of Gatica Series

  The Recruiting Trip

  Faster

  Higher

  Stronger

  Dominate

  No Rush

  University of Gatica - The Complete Series

  T.N.T. Series

  Troubled Nate Thomas - Part 1

  Troubled Nate Thomas - Part 2

  Troubled Nate Thomas - Part 3

  Undercover Series

  Perfect For Me

  Perfect For You

  Perfect For Us

  Unknown Identity Series

  Unknown

  Unpublished

  Unexposed

  Unsure

  Unwritten

  Unknown Identity Box Set: Books #1-3

  Unlucky Series

  Unlucky in Love

  UnWanted

  UnLoved Forever

  Wet & Wild Series

  Stormy Love

  Savage Love

  Secure Love

  Worth It Series

  Worth Billions

  Worth Every Cent

  Worth More Than Money

  You & Me - A Bad Boy Romance

  Just Me

  Touch Me

  Kiss Me

  Standalone

  Wash

  Loving Charity

  Summer Lovin'

  Love & College

  Billionaire Heart

  First Love

  Frisky and Fun Romance Box Collection

  Beating Hades' Bikers

  Watch for more at Lexy Timms’s site.

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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to an actual person, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners.

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  Just Me

  You and Me Series #1

  Copyright 2018 by Lexy Timms

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  JUST ME Blurb

  WE ALL NEED SOMEWHERE where we feel safe...

  After leaving her abusive husband, Katherine Marshall is out on her own for the first time. She’s hopped from city to city to avoid the man who made her life a living hell. When it seems she’s finally found a new place where she begins to feel safe, she slowly grows confident that her life is looking up. A chance meeting with Ben O’Leary sets her life on a course and her soul on fire.

  Ben launched a business that went on to viral success while he was in college, and now as a thriving entrepreneur, he’s most interested in maximizing profits. A billionaire living the dream But all that changes when he sets his eyes on Katherine. Things between the two heat up as they fall hard and fast—that is, until she gets an unexpected surprise that will test the strength of their relationship.

  Contents

  You and Me Series

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  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-One

  Chapter Twenty-Two

  Chapter Twenty-Three

  Chapter Twenty-Four

  Chapter Twenty-Five

  Chapter Twenty-Six

  Chapter Twenty-Seven

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  Chapter One

  Katherine

  AWAKENED BY HER OWN gasps, Katherine struggled to catch her breath as her manicured finger nails dug into the cotton sheets. The new king size bed was larger than what she was used to, but was one of the few splurges she’d afforded herself to kick start her new life. Everything was new, and as her heart rate began to settle, she glanced around the room that still felt foreign.

  Reaching to the nightstand, she tapped the screen on her smart phone to see it was four o’clock in the morning, four hours before she was to begin her shift at the bakery. Her nerves were already buzzing, the uncomfortable feeling of new beginnings swirling in her belly.

  Glancing at the brown cardboard boxes that littered her bedroom, Katherine was pushing the horrible thoughts that woke her deep into her subconscious. The darkness always seemed to follow, casting a shower over every day, but this time was going to be different.

  San Francisco was the fourth city she had moved to since leaving her husband Tim two years ago. Things had gotten too bad for any other option, she had to leave so that’s what she did. Unfortunately, Tim didn’t give up easily, making normalcy a thing of the past for her.

  Suddenly, she flipped the covers across her body, revealing her bare legs in the coolness of the apartment. The stark furniture made the night wind even chillier than usual. On the balls of her feet, she crept across the room, peeking through the white wooden blinds onto the bare street below.

  She’d thought she heard a strange sound, but upon further inspection decided she was just being paranoid as usual. It was still surreal, to finally have her own place after so many months of hopping from one short term rental to the next, constantly looking over her shoulder.

  Hoping to avoid the disappointment of failure, Katherine had been sure to set no expectations for this new stint. When she landed a job, effectively restarting her life, she thought this might be the fresh start she needed.
Satisfied with the safety of her new condo, and sure she wouldn’t be able to fall back to sleep, Katherine ruffled through a box that sat half opened in the middle of the room.

  It was filled with pictures, many torn in half to remove the memory of Tim. Her husband had turned out to be someone she would have never married had she known. It was all like a bad dream now, one that constantly chased her, torturing her with the memories of the past.

  Unable to work due to his controlling ways, Katherine had spent most of her time locked away in their mansion, cut off from the world. It took over a year for her to even notice that gradually, she had cut all of her friends out of her life.

  He had a way of making his control feel like love, until thing escalated to a level of danger Katherine couldn’t stomach. The thoughts still haunted her, and she shook her head as she dug through another box, this one filled with toiletries.

  Making her way across the bedroom, she entered the bathroom which had been a major selling point for her when she toured the condo. There were few things Katherine enjoyed more than a long, hot bath. The oval lagoon tub was all she needed to see before she was ready to sign her name on the dotted line and move in her things.

  The moving man was shocked to learn that she only had four bags and six boxes to move, but to Katherine it was more than she was used to having. Living on the run meant parting with things quickly and frequently.

  As she lined her cosmetics up along the bathroom sink, Katherine got a glimpse of herself in the mirror, and noticed a sparkle in her eye she hadn’t seen in many weeks. Despite her wish to avoid setting expectations, she felt good about building a life in San Francisco.

  Thankfully, she had been smart enough to set money aside during her marriage, so Katherine could afford to live comfortably without a job. Her new gig at the bakery was about more than money, it was her way to meet new people and try new things.