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He’d guided her over to a loall "Look"

They were up high, several stories, overlooking the tee free, she placed her hands on the wall and look out over the city Struck speechless at the splendor, she took in all the dazzling lights of cars and buildings

"This is beautiful, Lucian" She glanced up at hiaze tracked over her upturned face "Yeah, it is You can seethe day, but I don’t think it co down on her lip, she turned back to the city She let out a shaky laugh "Thank you"

Lucian didn’t respond

She peeked over at hie "Aahere, overlooking the French Quarter or even New Orleans So, this is pretty a toserious"

"So ahts for several moments "Where’s your brother?"

"Around" Lucian pushed away fro several strands of her hair, he brushed theiving us some space"

A shiver hit her "Andould he be doing that?"

"You knohy"

Julia’s hand stilled on the ledge He was right She knehy

One hand curved over her shoulder "Would you rather he not? Because I knoould be over here in a second if I called"

Her ht is about?"

"You’re going to have get detailed with that statehes"

She felt her cheeks warm "Do youdo you and your brother share wouys at the table Is that what you do?"

He didn’t respond for a long moment "I don’t share when it counts"

Her head tipped back "That really doesn’t answer the question"

Half his face was shadowed "It does You just don’t want to see that yet"

She studied the hard line of his jaw "II’ve never done anything like that"

His other hand landed on her hip "I didn’t think you had" He lowered his head, stopping short of his s you haven’t done"

He was right

She also didn’t feel the need to confirm it

Lucian’s lips touched her cheek then "Would you?"

Her sto "II don’t think I could" She closed her eyes, unable to believe she was actually talking about this "I’ anyone who does I just don’t think--"

"I understand Honestly, that’s what I wanted to hear"

That hat he wanted to hear? Julia was confused as hell and oddly relieved

His lips now brushed over her teain, but not because of the chilled breeze, but because of how he made her feel