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She shook her head "I hope to God you knohat you are doing, Adam, because I think this is a really bad idea" Then she pressed her hand to her forehead and closed her eyes as if to will the tears to stop

Mine wereBut I had to show her the brave face--what I definitely wasn’t feeling--that I was confident this was a good idea

I cleared ood…for both of us I couldn’t let you go, before…when you wanted space I kept trying to force the issue and I s worse with us I think I’ve learned now…"

She sucked in a painful breath but didn’t speak until she finally stuffed her bandana in her pocket and straightened "I’ll go pack, then I need to get my car back from Kat"

"I’d rather you didn’t drive there today…in this condition"

She turned to me, her eyes clear but full of pain "It will be a lot easier for ht like this

I frowned, runningbeard on my jaw "Okay Then at least take the Tesla I want you in a safe car I’ve been driving the Porsche everywhere, anyway"

She turned and left on shaky legs I watched her go, running a hand overI wanted her here, in my life, by my side, but ere both so wounded I had no idea hoe could do that until we healed Until we figured out where our heads were--where our hearts were

I loved her with everything that was in h

Chapter Thirty-Nine

Mia

Full circle That’s what this was Eleven o, I’d made this same drive with an injured heart and e insidethis same drive Likeloop

Only this time, I’d left my heart behind Battle-wounded and bloody and left for dead I fought fresh tears every stretch of that two-hour drive until…until I was about fifteenthrough the old fahts of town--the convenience store on the corner, the little rustic café where I hung out soh school, some of my old friends’ houses A weird sort of peace came over me I had no idea what it meant Just that I hoped it would be okay That I still had any hope at all inside reetedWhen I’d called her and told her I was coiven her details But I’lad you’re here, baby"

I wished I could say the saht weeks Going back to Anza was going backwards, I’d once told Heath But soot, they needed theirback fro her in the eyes I’ in --a lot "I want you to know that I’m so completely happy for you and Peter And--whatever happens betweenoffof our Bed-and-Breakfast home "You don’t have to talk to me about this at all But as far as I’m concerned, you are here to heal your body and your heart"

She turned to rowing back! It’s co in darker than it was before"

I put a self-conscious hand to the fuzz on e by the tirows that fast?"

She grinned "Yeah It will be back in no tilossy And the rest of your body will bounce back, too You’ll see I’m on athese days, even if I’m not nauseous anymore"

"Well, you have no choice in the ht back on these bones And I’ your favorite stuff every day I justbody and heart Okay?"

I nodded

Moh my drawers and found an old blank notebook that I’d been saving until I had soh to write in it because it was just so pretty It had an imprint of illuminations fron and gold eaze at the creaes within