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“I wanted to talk to you in private,” he replies softly “Make soies”

“No need,” I quickly say “Let’s just forget everything that happened and move on”

“Yeah,” hean apologetic glance at et what happened last night We need to talk about it”

MyMy face flushes at the implication he’s just left my mom with

With a startled shake of her head,toward the staircase “I think I’ll just go up to my room for a bit Give you two some privacy”

I sigh No sense in telling her not to go She’s silently projecting by her actions she wants et this resolved, so I nod toward the kitchen “Want some tea or coffee?”

“No thanks,” Griff replies with a polite smile

“Then sit,” I say, uest chairs or my mom’s recliner I settle back down into the couch, then take another sip of nores the chairs and sits on the couch besidehis body so we’re face to face

It’s too close for comfort, yet I can’t seeet hiies”

“I’ins, and I narrow“I was undercover I didn’t know if you could be trusted I had years of extreerous work under my belt I couldn’t afford to blow”

“Anyone ever tell you that you suck at apologies?” I mutter

He ignores me and continues “I’m also not sorry I insinuated myself into your life under false pretenses I really enjoyed the ti to know Aaron and hanging with hiet to know you as quickly as I could, because I was trying to size up just howto deteroal froachev ordered the hit on you—was to protect you and your faladly given up my cover if it was the only way to keep you and your family safe”