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When I finally realised what he’d said, happiness whooshed through , I said softly, "Okay"

His eyes searched mine for a moment, before he said, "Good No , I stu quietly at the kitchen counter, drinking coffee "Why didn’t you wake ht, and I had to put you to bed without even getting ot the day off today, you ht enjoy a sleep in"

"Thank you," I ot on today?"

"I thought I’d spend some time at my place The yard needs some hich will probably take ht?"

He eyedlook, and said, "Try and keep ood, I proave iven ht, we’re skipping the ravelly, just the way I loved it

Before I could say anything else, he stood and rinsed hissoonna need one for your place," he said, and when I looked down, I found a key in my palm

My head snapped up and I stared at him "You want a key to my house?"

"Yes" His eyes held mine, and the certainty I saw in them hit me fair in the chest

"This is serious to you, isn’t it?" I heldhe would say yes

He didn’t blink, and he didn’t think about it Instead, he said fir sat on the kitchen counter Re my spare house key, I handed it to him "This is serious to me, too," I said softly

He slipped the key onto his key ring, and then paused for ame There was so much unsaid between us, and yet so much of that had no need to be said out loud Our souls spoke, and understood every ounce of pain and hope stitched onto our hearts Bending to place another kiss to ht"

After I’d watched hiroup His belief in us meant so irl in the world today