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"Where are we going?"

"New Ha to see a date to the funeral?"

"My youngest sister is about your age I’m sure she’ll come You can stay with her"

"Sure Of course" Eleanor’s head spun She and Søren were going away to New Hampshire for the entire weekend He wanted her to meet his little sister and attend his father’s funeral with hi she hadn’t suspected her entire life would change by the end of the day Apparently God didn’t like to give out any warnings on that sort of thing

"You can go home You need to pack And I need tofor you? Help with anything?"

"You helpAnd I proood news"

If anyone else had heard hiht have balked But Eleanor wouldn’t mind if her own father fell off the face of the earth She could hardly blame Søren

"So what do we do?"

"Come by the rectory tomorrow We’ll leave from there"

"You mean I’m allowed in the rectory tomorrow?"

"Eleanor, the reason I row up and be ready for the things I need to tell you Are you ready now?"

"I’ve been ready for you since the day we met"

Søren took her hand in his and pressed the back of it first to his heart and then to his naked throat, before kissing her knuckles