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“Does he know?”

It was hard, but I wanted to get through it and have noAlice said to him before he” I frowned “Before her accident”

She pressed her lips together and leaned back, hopefully just to give herself time to consider what I’d said, and not in an effort to put distance between us I’d told her this to bring her closer, to prove I trusted her

“Only a few other people know because they were there when Alice announced it You,” I setit my full intensity, “are the only person I’ve ever told If this video gets out, it’ll ruin my chances at a political career, not to mention what it’ll do to s, and this would probably undo all of that”

She nodded “I get it I’lad your dad was able to move past it”

I lifted an eyebrow “Yeah, I don’t know if I’d go that far”

“He hasn’t forgiven you?”

I wiped a hand over my mouth “I haven’t asked him to Like I said, it’s complicated We’ve both made a lot of mistakes, and I’h we probably should have had it years ago” I grumbled it underme”

Silence fell between us, and it was uncoain, she wasn’t sure what to say, and that was lanced down atout of it Macalister Hale did not tolerate tardiness

“We’ve shared our secrets,” I said “So, did I pass your test? Do you trust me?”

She peered over ather final evaluation, and it made

“Yes”

“Good After dinner, we can talk about hoe get you back in front of Wayne’s safe” I stood from my chair and extended a hand to help her up off the couch I hadn’t realized how much I wanted to touch her until she accepted it and allowed hed down by its seriousness “You know I’m committed now, so if whatever this is between us is an act, you don’t need to continue”

She blinked her pretty eyes in startled surprise, andwas that hurt that threaded through them? “You think it’s an act?”