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My o and punch hi to me”

He took a drink “He should have coht away He didn’t because he was probably thinking with his heart, not his head”

“His heart?” I said with a snort, unable to believe Gra so lenient with Beckett “More like his private parts”

Grahed “Oh, sweetheart, men always think with them” His eyes twinkled Then, he beca

“Look, I’hter pilot and cop,” he said “What do I know about you young people today? But so tells ht time or way to tell you the truth If he was really on a clandestine operation, he probably felt he couldn’t tell you You of all people should understand that”

I sat back in my chair and stared at hi You’d forgive him?”

He took a drink “I would He read the letters you wrote to Dan and saw your pictures, and probably couldn’t help but fall in love”

I stared at him in silence “I never mentioned the pictures”

He froze and then, smiled to hirin “Losing my touch”

“You talked to him?”

“I did,” he said and tried to hold back a guilty sht Told ”

“Gramps!” I said and sat there, totally bloay “You should have told me! You two…”

He couldn’t suppress a huge grin “The boy’s in love, Mira Totally smitten Total write off”

“I can’t believe it,” I said, angry that Gramps knew the whole story and never told ht away and told me Beckett had been by to speak with you Did Beckett think he could enlist your support to win me back?”

“I think he wanted to make sure you were okay, and explain himself to someone”