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I shook my head in confusion “The Board minutes?”

“Is it true that you only proposed to me because the Board forced you to?” she shot back

Mia had thought to confirm her suspicions with the BoardEvery single detail Or she would never believe me and take me back

“It’s true They suggested I get e”

Mia’s lips quivered as tears slipped down her face “I knew it!”

Dropping to ed, “It’s not what you think I didn’t do it because they wanted me to I asked you to ardless of what those assholes think You’re all that I want!”

Mia held back any h “I appreciate your honesty, but…” She shook her head and exhaled sharply “I need to think things over This has all been too much What I need now is time to process”

I stood and looked her in the eye There was nothing e her mind She’d have to decide herself Quickly, I took her face in my hands Her beautiful face

I studied every aspect of it just in case it would be my last ti brown eyes Her nose that upturned just a bit

Pressing ave her a fierce passionate kiss If words couldn’t get her back, maybe a kiss would I putto tell Mia how much I loved her

When I withdrew, Mia looked at me with such sadness in her eyes A sob nearly escaped froood-bye

I walk away fro The only woers If only I’d been more careful, if only I’d expressed how much I loved her, this would have never happened

When I turned around to get into one

Chapter 24

Mia