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It wasn’t a stingy emotion and it didn’t die just because she’d been separated from her beloved

Ariston had said on her first trip to New York that this was their second chance and she realized she wanted to take it, all the way

“Yes”

He pulled her into akiss, which fully romantic, no matter what he claimed to the contrary

When they came up for air, she said, “No wonder you didn’t take eous apartment you set up for me”

“I thought you would sleep better in our bed You never seemed to have any trouble before”

They’d spent the night in his Manhattan townhouse, their ho in the e, but in retrospect she could see that once his ain without her even knowing it

She wasn’t about to tell him that it wasn’t the coon that had kept her awake It didn’tand restful sleep than the comfort of the mattress, Ariston You tired me out”

He looked quite pleased with that pronouncement

She ignored his satisfaction and asked “Are all of s in the house, then?”

“Your art supplies and personal itee until you decide what you want to do with it”

He really had never intended for her to live in the gorgeous apart remarried had coed his mind on that, and decided to ask

“After the third phone call in which you put off leaving for New York another day,” he replied to her question with more candor than she’d expected

Maybe more honesty than he’d intended, too, by the look on his handsome face

He’d been uncertain of her and decided to take ht The wedding wasn’t just abouthim feel it, too

CHAPTER TEN

CHLOE felt truly lovely for the first tith mirror in their bedroom

She’d donned the chane cocktail dress Ariston had had altered to fit her perfectly for their courthouse nuptials and brushed her wavy hair until it shone

The sreen eyes stand out and her bow-shaped lips look kissable