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‘Aidan, that’s perfectly understandable after what he did to your family, but—’

He kissed her and Cara was so shocked that when he finally raised his head all she could do was stare at hi me, woman’

‘Okay’

‘And you were right about the fact that when you fall in love, really in love, you want to be with that person all the time For the rest of your life, in fact’

Cara’s heart fluttered inside her chest like a bird flexing its wings for the first time ‘Did I say that?’

‘Yes And I’ that’s the way you feel about me’

‘Why would you hope that?’

‘Because I think you’re wonderful and I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you’

Cara sed ‘You … love me?’ She almost couldn’t voice the word it sounded so surreal to her ears ‘You think I’m wonderful?’

Aidan grinned ‘Completely’

Cara shook her head, not sure she wasn’t drea Hope warred with her deep-seated uncertainty and she couldn’t think straight It didn’t help that he was holding her around the waist but when she tried to step back he held her fast

‘Sorry, sweetheart, I’ain Tell ’

Cara felt tears sting the backs of her eyes ‘You say all that to me now, but what about when I don’t think before I act? What about when I hijacked your car—?’

‘Borrowed,’ he corrected