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It was perfect The water that enveloped h to scald, nor cold enough to chill Either of which could well have shocked o had a different way of doing things

From his position beside the tub, he scrubbed h alert, the slightest touch sending a jolt of sensation through s

Hugo didn’t want to hurt me He never had and he never would Even if it were the obvious or easy thing It just wasn’t his way

Willing ain, I reached up and stroked his cheek, tears of love and joy joining theno resistance, I pulled sweet Hugo, my impro, and as passionately as I could

Epilogue - Vega

One Year Later

It was tiether into ain Well beyond the fortnight originally agreed on

Much of it was spent having the dress made A modern take on a Victorian classic done in ivory Best to let hmy baby bump On the upside, I’d only just entered my third trimester

“How do I look?”

“Beautiful,” Maya said, stepping back for a better look

How she appeared in California, when she was still in Barcelona e’d spoken the day before, was a htful wedding gifts

Including flying out uest list were his own parents Hugo was still not ready to face theive hiht As far as I could tell, all he was really doing was hosts