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He kissed her temple “Not yet, querida, but soon”
She affected disappointment, but secretly thrilled to the anticipation he was building for their wedding night He’d refused to ued—not after he’d pointed out that they’d forgotten precautions in the shower and that he’d prefer their children were conceived after the wedding and not before
Just then the doorbell rang, and Lottie left the roo on Christmas Day when a familiar deep voice boomed from the entry hall
“It’s colder than a witch’s tit out there”
Zoe sat paralyzed as her parents walked into Grant’s living room “You came”
“’Course we came,” her dad said “It’s Christmas, ain’t it?”
“Yes” It was Christlad to see you”
Her ht up to her and pulled her fro “Glad to see you too, Zoe”
Her dad held her so tightly she could barely breathe, and he whispered tords into her ear she’d never expected to hear “I’m sorry”
The pain of a lifeti could happen—and did Her mom pulled her into an embrace before Zoe could respond, but she squeezed her dad’s aro of hi?”
He nodded, and so to do with it He’d told her about their dads’ atte her dad had sold the ranch to Grant expecting it to pave the way for the pain at the way he’d handled it
She sh She mouthed the words for him alone