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Gray had just walked back into the living-roo to see a still upset Suzy, he was shocked at the person standing there instead Gone was the pale, shaken wo shirt In her place was the beautiful, sexy, confident woman that he had fallen in love Hope took root inside of hi hers for sos When she turned behind her and picked up a suitcase, his heart dropped to the floor

He held a hand out to her, ready to plead if he had to "Baby, where are you going? Please don’t…" Before he could finish his sentence she interrupted hi Why don’t you pack whatever you need, I’ets any later"

"Honey, I’m at a loss here Get on the road to where?"

As she ht,to Charleston, Gray We have a proble left out of the loop From now on, this concerns both of us If you aren’t comfortable with that, then there will be no us"

He was a man who made million dollar deals over breakfast, he was on a first naressmen, and he was proud of the fact that he was never at a loss for words No matter what the situation or probleiven talent and it had made him a very successful businessand her good foot tapping impatiently, had done what no one else could do; she’d rovel at her feet for days, hoping she’d give him another chance He’d braced hiain and, God, the tears; those were like stakes through his heart Yet here she was telling hiether She was exceptional and she was still his

"Um, honey, what do you have inReva out by her hair or anything We can certainly go to Charleston and turn everything over to the police"

With a sigh of iathering h" She held up her hand to stop his protests "She needs to know that you’re taken Gray and trust me, she’ll want to see that proof As to how that will happen, ill decide e get there Now, please, can we go?"

Suzy stiffened as Gray walked towards her with a slow, sexy smile Her body responded immediately, but her heart needed to keep its distance for now To his credit, he didn’t reach for her He looked her in the eyes for a moment and then quietly said, "I love you so much it takes my breath away" As she started to shake her head, he continued, "I know this isn’t the time for this talk and ill put it on the back burner for now I needed you to know that You take my breath away"

Gray walked towards the bedroo drawers as he packed She quickly wiped a tear fro in her ears She wanted to bask in the moment, the first ti was all wrong and things were too unsettled between theive up and run was still there If she did, though, would she ever stop running? This was a pivotal moment in her life and how she handled it could very well define her love life forever

Chapter Sixteen

As if afraid she’d change herher out the door and into his BMW in less than an hour He called Jason before they left letting him know that they would be in Charleston for a few days He’d also called Nick, and even though Suzy knew Nick was bo on, Gray kept the conversation brief

He turned on the stereo in the car and Suzy’s gaze flew to his when the first strains of Bon Jovi’s Always drifted through the car Gray’s lips lifted in a grin at the shock on Suzy’s face "Claire told me you liked them I’ve actually seen them in concert a few times The first time was in Tokyo with my father, if you can believe it It was the first time I traveled with hiotten the tickets for us It was on New Year’s Eve 1990 and ht

Mes across his handsoe years I felt so damn important I was out of the country withme like an adult I was also proud because my dad seemed like the coolestand danced in the aisles along with everyone else" With a laugh, Gray said, "I suspect now, he probably had soht, but it was so great to see hiain about ten years later in Fort Lauderdale with so, but it still didn’t compare to that first concert with my dad That was special" With a squeeze of her hand, he said, "Maybe you and I can catch a show the next ti"

Suzy threw her head back and laughed until tears streao here, baby, a simple no thank you would have been sufficient You don’t have to laugh until you collapse"

"Sorry," sheto a concert with you; I was laughing because I never i to one period, unless it was a Harry Connick or Michael Buble Not that there is anything wrong with theined you would like quieter o out with you because you didn’t even own a Bon Jovi Tour shirt and now I find out you saw them in Japan, how cool"