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“What’s the ainst hi her When she wrapped her aran sobbing, he experienced that sae he’d felt once before Whoever hadher to talk, he held her against hi his hand down her spine, through the long, glossy tresses flowing like satin down her back When her body stopped shaking, he eased back a step, cupping her face in his hands, forcing her to look up at hi her to the couch, Luke sat beside her, still holding her close Who wanted her to quit? Before he could ask the question, Sierra exploded into words andback and forth across the rooot there, she proceeded to tellat hi to be ecstatic, but the bitch said I needed to quit I’ to quit I’m not a quitter”

Luke hadn’t seen this side of Sierra She was fiercely adamant, and the use of the B word nearlyabout, but he didn’t interrupt

“She, of all people, wants to tellto be in a relationship with two men But hoould she knoay? The hypocrite She didn’t give , and I should be embarrassed” Then she did turn and look at him “But I’m not embarrassed, Luke That’s the problem”

He definitely didn’t see a proble after what I want I’ve spentwith me Then she all but tells ain, I needed to quit, or she was going to sue me Sue Me Can you believe that?”

Ok hold up just a minute All of the pieces clicked into place and Luke prayed that it wasn’t true “Are you telling me Susie told you that you needed to quit because ofher hair back over her shoulder “She implied that I’ in a relationship with two men and that if I didn’t quit, she would sue me for misrepresentation How could she?”

Luke couldn’t sit still any longer Hein her path so that the next time she paced, she came in direct contact with hi down at the wo that was on my mind” Sierra smiled, and Luke’s heart turned over God he loved this wo to quit That I wasn’t going to end my relationships because this is my life, damn it, and I can do whatever I choose to do She doesn’t have any say in thea deep breath, Sierra closed her eyes, then opened them once more “Then I told her to re secrets”

Chapter Thirty One

Good girl

Standing there, staring down at her, Luke was bea with pride This woman had stood up for him For Cole So their relationship wasn’t normal It would never be normal in the eyes of most people, but he didn’t care What he felt for both Sierra and Cole couldn’t be changed by the harsh stares of others, or their ignorant comments And to know that Sierra stood up for the in his chest

“I love you” He blurted the words out

Sierra stu up at hi her as he ain”

“I Love You” He told her before he pulled her up against him and crushed his mouth to hers He filled his hands with her luscious body, while letting his tongue tease hers When she tried to pull away, he kept her close, a little worried about what she would say And yes,beyond a shadow of a doubt He loved this wo that he was er than it should have to say it, al for him to accept it, but now that the words were out there, he felt an overwhel sense of relief

To think that his own actions could have very well pushed away this wo of his own, scared that she would be taken away from him and he would be left with another empty space inside of him had been too much to bare It had happened with his parents They had been torn fro kid, that he would never have soain Yet he had almost done that to himself