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“Damn, my head hurts,” he said

A surge of elation, and Julia’s lips were on his Joe Her Joe Always her Joe How could she have thought of leaving him? How could she have let her fears take hie stop her fro with this man Never

“Baby,” he said against her lips as his hand threaded into her hair “I’m fine It’s okay”

“It’s not” She gave a hiccupping sob before she kissed hiain “I can’t cope with this You can’t die And you keep trying!”

He choked back a laugh “Babe, trust me, I really don’t try”

“When we get back to England, you’re going tojob, Joe Barone, do you hear me?”

His hand tightened in her hair “Does this h he was afraid to let her hear what he felt

“No,” she said against his lips, “Ityou all of me Every freaky part And you can’t complain when I start to annoy you, because I told you it would happen”

He growled and pulled her in for an all-consu to him as she sobbed tears of relief He was here He was alive He was hers

“I love you,” she said into his kiss “I’o I’ hiain, knowing her

“Don’t worry I won’t let you screw things up”

She alhed at his audacity Like he could stop her Crazy man

“You’re mine,” she told him

“Forever,” Joe told her “That’s e’ll have Forever” He looked into her eyes, letting her see that intense, possessive nature of his “I won’t settle for anything less”

“Forever,” she agreed, because there was no other answer