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Dax then proceeded to tell o between us It sounded a bit practiced and rehearsed, but I’d listened intently

“Regan,” he’d said, still holding me around my waist but with his head tilted so he could look at me “I don’t have a lot to promise you I have no clue what this attraction between us is, but I don’t regret acting on it this ti to lead us, since I’ve never been good at relationships But I can pro intimate, then I won’t be with anyone but you That’s about all I can offer you at this ti you I’ll respect whichever decision you decide on”

Deep down, I realize Dax doesn’t want a committed relationship and isn’t ready to settle down It’s hard to envision a long-ters I’ve never felt before, and I want to explore these feelings My brain tells ht actually be capable ofthe shots

I’d responded by kissing him

He’d made love to me, quietly and with consideration of the fact his sister was in his house

Afterward, Dax rolled out of bed and got dressed, pro his world-faa I tookmy hair up

I find Willow at the nook in the kitchen, sipping on a cup of coffee As soon as I step onto the cream tile floor, her eyes soften as they appraise iven Dax permission to tell her about ot home

Willow stands, rounds the table, and gives ot this, girl You’re fierce, brave, and as stubborn as your brother was”

I squeeze her back “I know And I’m sorry I didn’t tell you”

When Willow pulls away, I receive an encouraging se She pats my arm, then returns to the table and her cup of coffee

Coffee seereat idea, so I ives lory He’s wearing nothing but a pair of sweatpants that hang low on his hips, revealing the slanting vee et distracted by his rippling ers—and he turns slightly to give rin

“How riddle he’d just dropped butter on A huge bowl of batter sits next to it

“Two,” I reply as I open a cabinet to grab a