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So ith each step did she have to fight the urge to turn and see if Luke was still there She didn’t want to know if he’d tuned her out, when she couldn’t forget about him, which was another reason not to turn Luke was trouble, heartache, misplaced emotions that couldn’t end well She didn’t do relationships for a reason They didn’t work Yet, he , she didn’t knohat Lauren and Luke’s brother Royce h They deserved happily-ever-after They would be the exception She believed that, but for most part, love hurt No one knew that better than she did

Luke Walker watched the only wo her sexy little behind towards the plane, re if she was reo and he’d been headed back to active duty after a month off and in her arms She’d taken him to the airport, even walked with him inside They’d stopped at security and stared at one another, long seconds of silence heavy between theether had been a short-ters, no tomorrows, but he didn’t want it to end He squeezed his eyes shut, reliving the past

Julie leaned into hih his shirt She pressed to her toes and brushed her lips over his and it was all he could do not to kiss her like it was his last kiss in this lifetime "Don’t die, soldier," she whispered "The world needs more men like you, not less"

He’d wrapped his arms around her and held her close "And you? What do you need?"

She blinked up at him and he saw the uncertainty in her face for an instant "One last kiss," she said, her ht kiss that was over too soon She pushed out of his arret and disappointment filled him

Luke scrubbed the tension at back of his neck As ti about that day had replayed over and over in his oodbye

An announce Luke back to the present His flight was cancelled The doors to Julie’s plane hadn’t closed He had a gut feeling she wasn’t going anywhere either

He walked to the counter and found the attendant "Is this flight going to take off?"

She sighed "They’re trying to get clearance but it’s not looking good"

"If they don’t, since you put theht?"

"We won’t pay for the rooet them to a reserved room if they want it"