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His brows descended, and he looked thunderous as he considered her words Looked like Mr Unaffected-and-Uninvolved didn’t like the idea of herthis fictional ive him a soft peck on his stubbled jaw Well, he had to realize that her life would move on after him

Vicki was not going to pine for hi to find someone ould appreciate her and want to be with her—eventually

Just as soon as she got over the inconvenience of being in love with him

The next three weeks flew by Ty and Vicki did not see each other often during the day but theyout afterward

Neither of them ever verbalized the fact that there now appeared to be a deep e that had been absent fro herself into believing Ty felt that sas so , self-destructive path to its inevitable conclusion off a steep cliff

She had asked hi a couple of times Once to a pristine stretch of beach at a nature reserve It had been one in the middle of the week Thankfully, he’d left the suit at ho flip-flops, a pair of board shorts that showed off his s, and a ridiculous Hawaiian shirt that he had told her was a present from Chance

He had been all business until lunchtiravely inforrabbed her around the waist, and they’d fooled around on the beach like teenagers Interesting that his break had coincided with the exact moment she’d removed her cover up to show off the skimpy turquoise bikini beneath

It was an odd time for Vicki She found it difficult to be her nor this massive, intense secret from them

She was in love

It was an overwhel emotion that she was certain could be seen in every sh Surely it was present in her voice when she spoke? And in her body when she moved?

Her love for Ty was everywhere It was everything…Yet nobody seemed to notice