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He joined ain and cupped the side of s cross his devilishly handsoht was reserved strictly for the birth of his child apparently applied to the Lux as well, because Dane was as equally fascinated, grateful, and filled onderment now as he had been when he’d laid eyes on our son for the first time

“You kno much 10,000 Lux means to me,” Dane said as he stared deep into my eyes “It was my dream—my only dream Until I met you What happened to the resort … It devastatedyou would devastate me, but I couldn’t bear to think about it, envision it in myto kill Horton and Vale”

I sucked in a breath “You kno I feel about that, Dane”

“I didn’t do it, did I?” he said “But I wanted to I’ve spent endless nights lying in bed plotting ize was how to revive 10,000 Lux I really couldn’t bring myself to consider it”

“You don’t have to,” I assured hiain, I’ with the people who do knohat to do And once it’s structurally co the hotel back on-line Dane, we can still have our grand opening You can still have your dream hotel”

He fell silent again My tension didn’t ease

“Are you happy about this?” I finally asked

“Hell, yes, I’m happy,” he said e you won’t take on?”

“I think we already know the answer to that”

“Rattlesnakes and scorpions,” we said at the same time

He shook his head “Jesus, Ari I’ed to do this”

“It’s only a start, Dane Don’t get too excited”

“Doesn’t h to you to do this—”

“It does mean a lot to me, Dane Because it means a lot to you And because I love the Lux, too I couldn’t stand the idea of it abandoned and left sitting to rot Or being completely de”

He kissed me fiercely I was breathless when he pulled away and he said, “I honestly didn’t knoould face the Lux when the thought of what happened makes me so irrational and—”