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And how an She didn’t like when he went off on his business trips, but luckily, they were few and far between She was hoping he would call to let her knoas on his way soon

“Are you all right?” Elijah asked, his fingers gliding along her upper arm

“Yeah You?”

“Never better”

Sam pushed up onto her elbow and turned to look at Elijah, wanting to see his face when he made an ad ti about Beth?” she asked

“I’in to i on to thethat you think about her”

“I talk to her sometimes”

Sam smiled “I bet she really likes that” The sadness she saw in his eyes tore at her heart

“On our tenth wedding anniversary, I stayed hoan, his voice soft “It was ht I went through our wedding album and every picture ever taken of her or both of us I talked to her that night more than I ever have”

Sa, confident, handso in a dark, empty house on ould’ve been his tenth anniversary with the woo visit her grave?” Sa her voice as quiet as his had been

“Not as much as I should I try to take flowers every few months”

Sam continued to watch hiaze, she said, “The next tio with you If you don’t olden eyes, but they were quickly gone as he pulled her closer, forcing her on top of him Rather than answer her, he kissed her It eet and hot and… She was panting before they came up for air

She pushed up so that she could reach over to the night table where another condo She reached for it, but she didn’t move to put it on him Yet The entire time, Elijah watched her, his face aor feeling