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"I have a lot to thank theruffly as he hauled her suitcases out to her SUV "They took good care of irl and didn’t let her shoulder this alone"

She smiled "That’s what friends are for"

"You’ll excuse ain"

"I hope not either," she said with fervor

"Don’t be lifting that suitcase," Tate said sharply, when Chessy reached to hoist one of the pieces of luggage into the back "You’re pregnant for God’s sake You don’t need to be lifting anything that heavy"

Chessy laughed, but delighted in his protectiveness She was so happy she just wanted to squeeze hio

"I want to have Joss and Dash and Kylie and Jensen over for dinner one night," she said when they’d finished loading everything into her Mercedes "Partly as a thank you and partly so they can see we’re okay"

Tate’s expression grew serious "Are we okay, Chessy?"

"Yeah," she said, sers with his and squeezed his hand reassuringly

"It’s all in the past, Tate Let’s leave it there, okay?"

"You’re too forgiving," he said gruffly "But I thank God for it every single day Not ive what all I’ve done You ive ently "It does little good to keep rehashing the past We have so iddy as she i Tate right beside her in the delivery roohter

His expression softened and he too s to feed irl’s deo out? What do you feel up to?"

"Honestly I just want to go ho We can always order takeout"

His look of intense satisfaction told her she’d said all the right things "Da You call in whatever you want and I’ll run out and get it And I don’t want you to do a daet all your stuff out of the car and unpack it and put it away If I catch you lifting so er, I’ll spank your ass"

"That’s hardly a threat," she said saucily "I may just have to disobey on purpose"

"Then I’ll have to co sex for aYour hand isn’t that good, babe"