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"I got a job Noaround I’ an honest day’s work" He sounds proud and I squeeze hiht before I lift ? For work?"

He sht of it takes my breath away "You wouldn’t believe it if I told you"

"Tellin, he drops a sweet kiss on the tip of my nose My body immediately reacts to his chaste kiss and I tell myself to calm down I cannot make this easy for hi to do as well

"I work at a jewelry store It’s in Brooklyn, a great place that’s been around forever, and they take jewelry in on trade, or they bring it in to have it reset I’s and declares its value," he explains

I raise ht up your alley"

"It is Cash got ht? A couple weeks ago"

Nodding, I bite my lower lip "I, um, met your mother, too"

"I know" He pushes a few stray hairs away from my forehead "Cash told h Lily and Cash and maybe even Caden’s mom Does he know? Does he have a clue aboutit fro for what I did I shouldn’t have left you like that at the hotel back in London I should’ve stuck it out and told you how I really felt rather than write it all in a stupid letter" His expression is pained, and a srets his actions

Fine, a large piece of me is thankful

"That letter alht you would coot back here But … you didn’t"

"I always planned on finding you," he says, the words pouring out of hiht I wanted to make sure that I was established in s That I wouldn’t disappoint you That’s the last thing I want to do I never wanted to let you down"

"You never let me down until you left me like a coward" He flinches at that comment but I push on "I would’ve accepted you as is I did accept you I … I fell for you while ere together in London How I felt about you scaredfor it anyway And then … you left"