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The cable car slowed down just long enough for Jake to lift her up before getting on behind her The conductor seeh when Jake flashed their tickets at hinize the McCann’s owner like everyone else had so far

"Where are you taking ainst hiain, thank God She slid her hands along his forearhts of San Francisco passed by them one after another She closed her eyes and wished they could stay like this forever

"Here’s our stop"

Sophie felt groggy as she felt his breath warainst her ear, and realized she ht sleep on the cable car, probably fronancyand finally being right where she’d alanted to be

Safe and warm in Jake’s arms

The wind had picked up, but the afternoon sun was still shining brightly He’d taken her to a large strip of grass at Chrissy Field on the bay To their right was Alcatraz, to their left the Golden Gate Bridge In the middle of a workday there weren’tkites

"Do you re out here ere kids?"

Of course she did "Lori and I had new kites, but mine ripped when she stepped on it before I could even use it" She paused "You told me kites were for babies, but you made Lori share with me"

"I hated it when you cried" He stroked a hand down her cheek "I still do" He pulled so "I wish I could have given this to you fifteen years ago"

"Oh, Jake" She could hardly believe it He’d found a kite in the shape of a rainbow, so siot this for lad you like it"

"I don’t just like it I love it" And you, she thought I love you so e and soon the wind took the kite way up high in the sky She had to run to keep up with it, and when she finally caught hold of it enough to look back at Jake, he was staring at her with that sa love and his hands had been on her belly

This ti to do with the fact that she was pregnant with his children But just because he’d stopped hiding his attraction to her, and the fact that he enjoyed spending time with herdid that necessarily mean he would ever fall in love with her the way she’d always been in love with hihteen

Jake saw Sophie shiver as the sun disappeared behind Alcatraz He knew he should take her hoether to end yet He’d thought he was doing this for her, but the truth was, he couldn’t reain and she laughed "I swear, it doesn’t normally sound like there’s a crowd in there"