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She started to close the door, but he flexed his ar her

“Just hold on Can I co his voice

“I came here because I wanted to see you And I chose red roses because I thought you’d like thehtly but didn’t respond

“Let me take you to dinner and we’ll talk If you don’t like what I have to say, I’ll get back on a plane and you’ll never see reen eyes narrowed suspiciously “What’s your angle?”

“I like you”

“That’s it?”

“That’s it Isn’t that reason enough?”

“What about your father and the presidential can?”

Simon’s eyes widened It took a moment for him to recover himself

“He asked me to take you out I did That’s where the politics ended”

“I don’t believe you” Her voice was soft and she looked like she was about to cry

“Have a little more confidence in yourself, April You’re pretty, you’re sweet I wouldn’t have invited you to the Hamptons and taken you out for raphed her disbelief

“I s in water and let me take you to dinner” He handed her the roses and flashed a s at the flowers

“Okay” She opened the door wider so that he could come in “But nothe door behind them

Chapter Forty-five

At the end of the Labor Day weekend, Julia and Gabriel returned to Cain the acaderaduate seraduate class at Boston University, while Julia attended Harvard

In the second week of Septeist He didn’t want Julia to accompany him, since the appointment conflicted with one of her classes So he went alone

When he arrived ho to you, too” He brushed his lips against hers and pulled back, staring at her

“I’ used to these” He touched the fralasses

She adjusted the the At least, that’s what the optometrist said”

“You look like a sexy librarian In fact, I think we should take them into the study and introduce theoing to distract me with desk sex, Professor Emerson I want to hear about your appointment”

Gabriel’s sas it to hisat the skin

She sed hard “That sounds—great But I still want to hear about the doctor”

He took a step closer, walking her toward the kitchen table