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Stretching briefly, I climb out of bed, the chill of the roo forit on the floor on the opposite side of the bed, I pull it on, and grab the sash fro at it, theback to me But it really wasn’t an order It was a question, ti myself I waited for hesitation to co to me that he was tempted to the dark side was a confession ood man in a bad situation and I’m not sure how to help I just know I have to try He also bla How could he be to blaht leadon I believe he will

I walk to the closet, flip on the light, and look at the row of clothes Shane boughtin my mind: Don’t tell ood and right thing in my life He’d shut down my objections with a statement that says much to ht and good for him Brandon Enterprises isn’t even close to his passion, but it will be if he can run it the way he believes it should be run I refocus on the clothes, and while it’s hard to shake that feeling of being a kept woman, as I believed my mother was, in my heart I do not think that was Shane’s intention I also believe the last thing he needs right now is for ift that my instincts say was from his heart And I haven’t even thanked hi soh my options, which are insanely wonderful I can’t even choose what to wear and I start trying things on, loving al-sleeved pale pink Chanel dress picked out and I kneel on the floor to dig through a bag, where I find ribbed black tights

"Do you like the clothes?"

At the sound of Shane’s voice, I turn to find hiainst the doorway He is the picture of tall, dark, and handsoray suit, perfectly fitted, the pinstripe a pale gray that matches his shirt and tie, not to mention his eyes He is refinedabout it looks different today "Is your hair wavy?"

"More than I like It was curly when I was a kid"

"Curly? Really?"

"Oh yes I hated it You didn’t answer my question: Do you like the clothes?"

"Yes I do Verytaste, and she, and you, spent way too lad they please you I would have sent you yourself but you wouldn’t have gotten what you need"

I grab a tag "I don’t need a fifteen-hundred-dollar dress"

"You do if it pleases you"

"Shane, I don’t need you to do this I need you Not clothes, but I don’t want to sound unappreciative You doing this is special, but I don’t need you to take care of le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>