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"You were protecting the people you loved," he gently corrected "And yes, he’s here I expect he’ll be in at the top of the hour when they allow the next visitor back"

She sed nervously and he squeezed her hand, kissing her knuckles

"Baby, he isn’t angry with you None of the to be okay That’s all any of them want, especially Dane Well, and I think he’d veryas he understands that you are no longer exclusively his"

He s sets that," she said ruefully

"So, are you going to put me out of my misery and ly at him "Was that a rhetorical question? Because I’m pretty sure this is the first time the subject has been mentioned, or at least an actual question has been asked"

Daued Nevera beat or an opportunity to bait hiruffly "And thata cere to us in attendance that will make me want to crawl out of h because the end result is you You being mine in every way possible Forever"

"I want forever too," she said, an ache to her voice "I love you sotime, but you scared me I was scared to love you"

"Me too, baby Me too We can be scared together"

"And yeah, I’ to make an honest man out of you In"Don’t think I don’t know about some of your ‘business practices’ You’re about to clean up your act, Wade Sterling"

He threw back his head and laughed God, it felt so daain Never have reason to be happy When thein the world to hi, he leaned over and brushed his lips over hers, tasting her sweetness, inhaling it, absorbing it into every part of him So she became the air he breathed

"As soon as you’re out of this place, I’ married I don’t care if I have to carry you down the aisle I’"

She lifted one brow "You in a hurry?"

"Hell yes, I’e your er the better I’ll feel"

"In that case, I guess I better setout of this daly "That way you don’t have tie your mind"

"That will never happen," he said fiercely "You’re stuck with me forever Every rotten, bad tempered, impatient part of me"