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"I'd love to go" Okay, he had no interest in the reunion, especially when it wasn't even his graduating class, but if itto spend"So you never did tell me the real reason why you came back for the reunion"

"I caaze steady even as her voice trembled a little, "for you"

Every dark fantasy he had about wringing the life out of Warren Law evaporated with those five words So back to burn me alive or rescue me?"

"Ah

God knew he deserved one retted what an ass I was to you at the end of that su and dumb I had no idea just how rare it is to find someone like you"

"You mean trouble?"

"A little of that but that's not all" Not by a long shot How in the world it had taken hiure it out was a testament to his own stupidity "You're brave and suns when just about everyone was against you I'm sorry for what happened with Jess in school If it helps at all, she's changed since then I think she realized that she wasn't turning into the kind of person she wants to be"

She brushed a kiss above his heart "This town does weird stuff to us"

"It does have a tinge of crazy sticking to it" And that was putting it mildly

"Ever think of leaving?"

"Only every day" And he'd finally figured out a destination It wasn't Fort Worth and he wasn't sure how she'd react, so he kept his mouth shut

"You know, Colorado is nice It has four seasons and h to stay"

The hell yes was on the tip of his tongue but he sed it Saying she'd had a rough day was putting ithe wanted was to put any kind of pressure on her about them and what this could turn into—especially if this was all just post-orgasm-happy talk on her part "How can I turn down an offer like that from a naked woman in my bed?"

"You don't" More lazy circles traced on his chest, but she couldn't hide the way her eyelids were drooping and the soft yawn that escaped her lips "So what are you going to do coer sheriff?"

He glided his hand up and down her back as her eyes fluttered shut, too entranced to look away even for a second "I'll figure out so"