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“Everything?” She lowered her gaze to her fingertips “I wish it was that easy, but it isn’t Not for me It never has been”

Never has been? What did she ht in Destiny Her picture should’ve been next to the word “optimistic” in dictionaries Well, it should’ve been until recently

“Then tell us what you can, Erica” Dylan put his arm around her “We’re all ears”

“Look You saved me I know that God only knoould’ve happened if you hadn’t couy got what he wanted Scott told me that ten million hasn’t been recovered from as sent on my behalf It’s over”

“It isn’t over for“I want you, Erica I want you with all my heart”

She smiled weakly “I know you do You’re like an open book to me, Cam” She turned to Dylan “You? Not so e You always have been”

“Go on,” Dylan said calmly

Ca out Whatever it took, he’d see to it that Erica and Dylan would fall in line as clearly the best thing to happen for all of the theht was perfect The meal was perfect Erica was perfect Dylan? Well, maybe not perfect but the best damn brother a man could ever ask for, a man he wanted to share the love of his life with

Fuck!

“But even if you both feel the sao there with you two Not now” She took a deep breath and then sighed, one of those sighs that reached into a ans “Maybe not ever”

Ca the cart before the horse, I’d say, Erica You, too, Dylan We’ve only begun this relationship and you two fools are done before we even get one step down the path Yes I called you fools I love you, Erica Coleman, but open your eyes I want you This idiot wants you, too I’m sick of this I know you’ve suffered I hate what happened to you Hate it like I’ve never hated anything in my life But it’s over You’re safe You’re with us And I, for one, ao You need me as much as I need you Damn it, can’t you see what I see?”

“I didn’t knoas tough love time, bro” Dylan shook his head “Give her a break”

“No, Dylan He’s right I’ away the two men who mean the world toI don’t want to be this way I want to go back to the way it used to be”

“I don’t,” Cah for me anymore, Erica That’s all we had before I’ve never been one to shy away froenie is out of the bottle It’s never going back in”

Cam held his breath as he waited to see Erica’s reaction He hadn’t uts the way he had But he couldn’t let the two people he loved most in life walk away froh him when Erica opened her eyes and s her lips to his