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She closed the book and watched his steady breathing, wishing she could read hiht She loved this little boy

She loved his father

And maybe, just maybe, his father loved her, too

Now that she had the luxury of being alone with her thoughts, her mind wandered back to what Trey had said, to the raw emotion in his eyes just before Senior had shown up, and her heart began to pound again

They were different people They came from different worlds Was there any possible way love could last between them? Even under ideal circumstances—and hers and Trey’s were far from ideal—for a relationship to endure two people had to work at it, compromise, make adjustments

Love was hard No question about it

But life itself was damned hard, too

And didn’t everyone deserve a chance at happiness?

Kelly quietly left Jason and moved into Trey’s bedroom She’d made her decision, and she would wait for him there They needed to talk For the first time in her life she’d be totally honest with a iant leap into the unknown

TREY DIDN’T KNOW HOW, but he kneould find Kelly in his bedroom What he didn’t expect was to find her asleep on his bed

She looked beautiful, of course, with her long blond hair spread out on the pillow, one hand resting on her abdo over her head Peaceful

Totally unlike the angry warrior princess who had threatened to shoot his father

He moved to the bed, slipped off his shoes and lay down beside her Her eyes flew open She smiled and reached for him

“Hey,” she said

“Hey” He gathered her close, feeling the strength of her body, her heat led in closer

“Where’s Senior?” she asked, her voice ainst his shoulder

“In his room”

“Everything okay?” she asked

“It will be”

Trey pulled back, brushed the hair away from her face and kissed her His warrior wo back

When she pulled away, her startlingly blue eyes appeared unfocused Trey cupped her cheek “I’m in love with you, Officer Jenkins”

“And I’m in love with you, Mr Billionaire”

Trey exhaled his relief He’d been wanting to hear her say that for so long “I should never have let you leave”