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Tara turned to Jay and put her hand on his foreared, see personal toI do because I want other people to know about it"

"He’s never even come here once to let them kids thank ‘ie that," Tara said "So this is you The real Jay" She put her ar?" heyou" She lifted herself onto her tiptoes and slanted her ainst her parted lips, his war her senses

Then his ar her with a hunger she hadn’t experienced before

Hollers, cheers, and giggles from kids and adults made her pull back and interrupt the kiss She looked over her shoulder and noticed the kids staring at them

"We should say hello," Tara suggested and turned back, her eyes locking with Jay’s

Slowly he nodded "Okay"

Jay released her and took her hand as they walked toward the kids Tara caught Charlie’s smirk, then he waved to the kids and the adults and motioned them to come closer to meet their benefactor

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Jay closed the stateroom door behind hi afternoon, one he’d enjoyedhow the after-school program helped them deal with their problems, had finally pushed the sad round

Tara’s acceptance of hile one of her gestures She saw him for who he really was: the kid from the poor part of toho’d made it out of the slums by way of hard work and sheer determination

"I don’t want any more lies between us, Tara I’et I’et used to it with tiht her hand to his face and traced his lips with the soft pad of her finger "As long as you promise that for me, you’ll always be the waiter I fell in love with"