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“Seemed important,” he said with a frown “Or you wouldn’t have looked so sad”

She stared at him, and the hardness in his features told her he wouldn’t relent For whatever reason—completely unknown to her—she sensed an odd trust in him A total surprise, since she didn’t trust anyone lately, so it seemed But embarrassment over her situation with Rory kept her lips sealed shut

Raking her s that saddened her “I was thinking about my family”

His gaze softened, as did his voice “Family in Savannah?”

“Deceased fa it ripple around her legs “Sometimes events like this make me think of them”

“Your parents died?”

She nodded “When I was seven they died in a plane crash and I was raised by randrandfather died a o tender, and she could’ve kicked herself Ruin the mood much, Ella? “W

hat about your faas?”

He gave her a long look, as if he wanted to ask her more But he simply said, “I have three older brothers, all of whom are married with a bunch of ankle-biters My father is a police chief and my mother is an elementary schoolteacher”

She sle child, she was so envious of people that had siblings Most tiood they had it “You’re the baby of the family, huh?”

Hiset”

She chuckled and then glanced out into the dark night, seeing the lights of Sin City twinkling off in the distance The full ht have been an understateht for his wedding The sky was clear, and the air was fresh, not polluted like it was in Vegas After a long exhale, she asked, “Do you like being a cop?”

He shrugged “Most times”

“What times don’t you like it?”

“When I’ood time and drink too much”