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Hammer chuckled and lifted his tumbler

“I guess we know that she’s serious now about opening herself” Lia how Raine pushed ahead and persevered to meet their every demand

“I’ve got to tell you, I thought we’d spend at least the first few days trying to pryout of her”

“I thought the same”

“Just because she’s done well so far, we can’t give her any wiggle rooot to make sure she leaves her defenses down for the rest of the tasks”

“Agreed Otherwise it will be too easy for her to slip back into old habits But it’s a hell of a start”

“It gives ives me hope”

“Christ, I’ht into that one” Liarimaced

“Don’t sweat it She needed the truth sooner or later But fuck, I hated hurting her that way Betraying her wasn’t at all what I’d intended I should have told her about the before now”

Liam sent Hammer a speculative look “Why haven’t you ever told her that you’re in love with her?”

“Where the hell did that come from?” Hammer barked

If they werearound his friend The ti out in the open

“Seriously, mate You should have told her She’s never held back how she feels about you”

“Everything that happened today tells s a long tiet in the way Fuck me” Hammer shook his head “Now that I’ht time or place There’s no way I’ll distract her froI may have suspected but…”

“I’d give anything to hear her say those words to me”

Ha open in shock “She never has?”

“Not once”

“Just because she hasn’t said the words doesn’t ht? Can’t you see the way she looks at you? You have to know she loves you”

He hoped Wanted Pined, even But he didn’t know

Lia for me, but I still need to bloody hear it”

He felt Hammer stroll up behind him and put a hand on his shoulder