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"So, who is he?" Danny scooped up a bite of food and then looked at her quizzically "Someone you loved and lost or sole not to spit out the bite of spiced chicken she’d just taken Kay chewed carefully and then took a sip of her water

"Theabout this entire time Who is he?"

Kay started to protest but stopped when Danny propped his head on his fist and smiled at her "It’s okay You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to"

"How did you know?" Kay finally said

His eyes returned to his own plate "Like recognizes like There should be a club for the heartbroken"

Kay craned her neck slightly until Eli came into view He still sat at the bar He’d promised not to listen in unless it was absolutely necessary and she believed him There was never any doubt in her mind that she could trust hiuy you nition "Ah That ured there ay more behind that story"

Kay stabbed a piece of chicken "I’m not sure there is a story at all I just can’t see that will never happen, that’s all I’edy"

Danny leaned forward "Look, I’ive out relationship advice, but do you love that guy?"

Her eyes were drawn back to Eli again As her gaze soaked up his familiar profile, the wide breadth of his shoulders, the intense set of his jaw, she shivered Was this love? How could she possibly know that? Tim had s about her that no one else cared about She’d thought that was love Look where that had gotten her

But had she ever felt this strongly for Ti himself in harm’s way to protect her But, without a doubt, she believed that Eli would always put hier Not just because it was his job to protect others, but because he cared about her

"I’m not sure," she said finally

Danny didn’t look convinced "But the fact that you had to think about it tells ed "Yeah, but that doesn’t ure it out"