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Caroline looked up into his eyes There was genuine compassion in them “I don’t like it”

He chuckled lightly “Who does? I know you didn’t ask for this I chased faht fro with e that now”

“Would you want to change it?”

“If it kept you safe, then yeah”

They sat in silence for a moment as Josh rubbed circles in the centre of her palm with his thumb Caroline didn’t knohat to say Really, what could she say? Her life was about to change forever

Josh took a deep breath His smile was small and sad “I was scared, baby” His voice was barely a whisper “I can’t re to happen to you, and my world can be crazy I need to be able to keep you safe And to do that, I need you to ith me Will you do that? For me?”

The last barriers Caroline held against the man cru seriously”

“So serious about This is one of them”

Caroline felt a surge in her chest

Her heart elling There was so much more to this man than most people saw And the more she saw, the more she lo—liked The more she liked

“Okay, Josh I can ith you on this”

The s her jaw

“That ree that you’ll take your bodyguard with you no o?”

Caroline didn’t like that one bit She sed a sigh “Fine If it ree on that”

“Oh, yeah It makes me happy” He brushed his thu sensation travelled throughout her body “And you’ll remember to take your phone with you when you leave the house?”