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“Yeah, sure,” he shrugged “I’ on what you were doing But I know you can handle yourself and I’d support you while you did”
Lara looked away, not wanting him to see her tears But oh, God, she loved him so much She had to take a deep breath, then another, before her eyes stopped burning and she could look back at him
“Everything you just said, that’s how I feel, too”
His eyes lit, then the light banked a little as he couldn’t quite believe her
“You want to clarify?”
“That’s exactly how I feel about your job You’re extremely well trained, you’re surrounded by an incredible tea each other while they do” She lifted both hands as if to say, what else was there? “I’d miss you while you were away, of course But the rest, I’m fine with it”
He looked dumbstruck
“You’re serious? You’re totally co as if he could quite make himself believe her
“Would you quit if I wasn’t?” She kneas a
Froh, it wasn’t one Dorimace was pained as he shoved his hands into his pockets He didn’t physically step away from her, but Lara felt the distance
“I couldn’t,” he said quietly “I can’t quit being who I am I can’t turn my back on what I believe in”
Lara was pretty sure she’d gotten teary eyed more times since he’d accosted her outside the casino than she had the entire rest of her life She had to blink fast to keep the tears fro
“I’ out to lay his hand on her cheek “I wish I could change that It’s all I’ve thought about the past month But I just can’t if I want to live with myself”
“But that’s just it,” she said, sniffing “I wouldn’t want you to But you understand how hard it would be for oals, for you”
His eyes narrowed before he closed the out, that wasn’t really aboutwith your brother?”
“Well, a little You have a habit of running roughshod over choices when you think you’re right” She wrinkled her nose, knowing that wasn’t going to go away But so it was because he cared—and daured she could live with it “But it didn’t feel like you were giving me the support you, yourself, want”
Looking disgusted with himself, Dominic shook his head
“I wasn’t I couldn’t get past the idea of you leaving long enough to see what I was doing, though And if I had, I was still sure my career would be an issue”