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“When I decided to live here in Gravenhurst pere wouldn’t do as a year-round home It’s isolated in the winter and, well, I wanted to be in town for the kids” She shrugged “I can only handle soharder to do Besides, we’re close to the water here and the kids will still get to enjoy the lake”

“You love that cottage”

She nodded “Yes I do But that’s life, I guess We don’t always get ant”

“Soueentirely different The gaed in an instant Her eyes flew to his and that spark of electricity lit up like a rocket Suddenly hot, he yanked on his tie harder and set his coffee down on the counter

Keep your shit together

She watched hi to get worried Had he read everything wrong?

“Why did you go to Paris?” she asked throwing him off balance

Well played

“There was a little girl named Amber and she needed my help”

“Oh,” she said, slowly She bit her botto “Is she okay? I mean, did you help her?”

“Yeah,” he said eventually “It took sohth”

Her eyes fell away from his and she played with the handle of her cup of coffee “Okay,” she said, still looking down “That’s good I lad that you were there for her”

Longhis eyes fro moments where she seemed fascinated with her coffee cup

“When you said that last night…” She began hesitantly

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