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Nate clasped her hand in his "Co for your aunt She’s at peace"

"I know I just wish I’d been here for her"

"She understood why you couldn’t be here," Nate assured her "And I was here She wasn’t alone"

"Thank you for that," Savannah said

"No need to thank me My place was by her side," he said siive her et out froarded Trace with a stern expression "And a nice long talk"

Trace accepted the admonishment without comment "I’ll walk you out," he offered

Nate shook his head "No need I know the way See a pointed look at Savannah, who’d deliberately turned her back again

"Yes," Trace agreed

He waited until he heard the front door close before attey "Savannah?"

"What?"

"I’m sorry if I offended you earlier"

"If?" she asked with a hint of disdain She faced hi heatedly "You all but propositioned hter!"

"I made sure that Hannah was out of earshot before I said a word," he reminded her, but she didn’t see the spaghetti sauce with a vengeance "Okay, I’ive the iht to be back here tuether"

"Oh, really?" she asked skeptically "Then exactly what did you et all flushed and your eyes sparkle when you get indignant That was the only reaction I was going for I was out of line"

She turned slowly and studied hiy accepted I probably overreacted, anyway It’s been a long tiet the hang of it again" He reached for her hand and tugged lightly until she was standing directly in front of hih"

"Warn "