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It’s not too cool tonight, and lucky for me, the doors are open I wait for a sound, and when I don’t hear one, I tiptoe inside I don’t make it five steps before a bedside laht in the act

"You hter is all twisted up about"

I turn and face the bed, seeing what looks like a rand a few soft lines She’s in the bed, but wearing a robe, her long hair braided and falling down one elegant shoulder She folds her hands across her lap, patiently waiting for me to speak

"She told you about me?" I don’t knohy these are the first words out of my mouth

"No, but she and I share a close bond I knohen so her, and you, my dear, are trouble"

I hold my hands up and start to plead my case, but she cocks her head to the side and smiles at me She reaches out and pats the chair next to her bed, and I walk over, taking a seat

"Do you love her?" My et to be , you ask So I’ in here in the ht?"

I feel a half-smile dance acrossspecial to ht I’m here because she won’t answer the phone and let me explain myself She’s upset, and it’s because of a lie I’m here to tell her the truth And if you don’t s so that I can give them directly to Penelope I think it’s only fair that she hears it first"

"Are you going to let her marry that idiot Scott?"

"No, ma’am" My answer is fast and fierce "She’s mine, and I swear to you that I’ll protect her and cherish her for the rest of our lives I don’t knohat happened tonight, but I will fix it, and then I’ll never let her leave ive her all this," I wave my hand around to indicate the estate, "but I’ll treat her better than anyone ever could There’s not a man alive ill take care of her better than I will"

She gives ainst her pillow After a second, she closes her eyes and then opens theain She looks a little teary eyed as she reaches over to her bedside table and opens a drawer She pulls out a s box and passes it to me

"You re but love, but da else" She lets go of the box and wraps my hand around it "She’s down the hall, fourth door on the right"

I clutch the box and then slide it into my pocket I knohat it is, and I knohat it rand up beside the bed, I look down at her, seeing how tired she looks Leaning down, I lay a small kiss on her cheek, and her hand co and then holds her cheek where I kissed her

"I forgot how irl"

With that, I turn and leave the roo et to the fourth one, I put , and s the door, I see her silhouette on the bed I canin I walk over to the bed, stripping down as I go When I’m completely naked, I strip back the covers and climb in behind Penelope

She’s wrapped up in a robe that’s wriggled its way up her hips, and I can see she’s naked underneath Ibig I put my hand over her er overto listen toather neck to help calainstup, I look into her eyes, and I can see she’s mad as hell at me "You can callanywhere until you hear s and kick at me, but all it does is open theainst her naked core

I hold her tightly and wait her out, kissing her neck and collarbone "You’ve got yourself all worked up, and you haven’t even askedfrom someone, and you assumed the worst Why, baby? What have I done to you tointo her eyes, I can see she’s starting to hesitate, so away

"Penelope, you said I had a pregnant girlfriend, which is impossible I haven’t been with anyone butnumber of years, as a matter of fact So I don’t knoho told you what, but it’s all lies"

I feel her deflate completely under me, and I slowly take my hand away I don’t ainst hers harder, letting her feel the ridge of ainst her war like that?" She looks me in the eyes, and after a second, shakes her head "That’s right, Duchess I wouldn’t ever do anything to hurt you I’ll always tell you the truth, and I would never keep sole" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">