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The corner of his ed “You’re impossible”

“But you like that, too”

He bent his head, touched his mouth to her forehead and then her cheekbone and finally her mouth “You’re beautiful” His smile wasn’t entirely steady “You’re exactly perfect, Tally”

“You called me Tally”

“I know What was I thinking?”

She scooted toward hi into his lap “I don’t know But just keep me, Tair That’s all I ask Keep me close to you”

“I thought you were a wandering wo”

She blinked hard, blinked to keep the tears fro He undid her He, barbarian that he was, ht possible “That was before I met you”

“You’re a changed woman, are you?”

“Mmmmm”

“What’s that?”

She tried to avoid his searching gaze but he wasn’t letting her evade hied”

“So why can you stay here with me?”

“Because you’re the ultiether How could I tire of you? I’ll never completely understand you but—” She broke off, took a quick, deep breath “But I promise I’ll always try”

Creases fanned froentle, and the warible He stroked her cheekbone, and then the curve of herupper lip, the full lower lip and then down to her chin “I love you And I need you I’led with the words, then forced himself to finish, “Without you Come home”

She moved the rest of the way into his arms “I have”

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