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Only an hour or so passed before the agitation got the best of him

He threw off the pad on his shoulder and set his laptop on the table before hi doors and s looking out on the terrace and the forest beyond A couple of the doors were open and the rustle of leaves and the running of the rapids filtered in Soothing sounds, though Dane’s aggravation overrode the tranquility

I flipped the cover on my tablet, left it on the sofa, and joined him

Wrapping my arms around his waist froood shoulder blade flex

“What is it?” I asked in a soft voice “Can’t find what you’re looking for?”

“I’m used to the needles and haystacks by now,” he told me, his voice low and tense

“So what’s got you so annoyed?”

“Not annoyed More like…” He blew out a sharp breath Shook his head Then said, “Youabout a lot of things”

“Seeing her? Letting her in on the secret while it’s still a secret?”

“No, that’s not it at all I’ about you About us”

My storave tone? Because I’d been thinking a lot about us lately, too? How all of this affected our e Or relationship

“I’ve made a million promises to you,” he said “How many have I kept?”

I closedand calm nerves In all honesty, I told him, “You’ve kept theto anyone else”

That’d been his wedding vow to ht of now

“I also told you that I wouldn’t let you down”