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“Because you’re leaving Memphis Children’s?”

“I didn’t say that”

“You didn’t say you weren’t”

She dropped her head back against the sofa, closed her eyes “It would be better for both of us if I left”

Mattheas suddenly struck by the memory that Robert had always said someday he’d meet someone and know exactly how Robert had felt about Carolyn Matthew hadn’t really believed his friend What Robert and Carolyn had had wasn’t what most people had It wasn’t what anyone else Matthew had ever known had had They’d been best friends and colleagues as well as lovers

He finally understood what his friend had been telling him

Understood and wanted all it had to offer

He took her hand into his “I want you, Natalie Infor you”

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

NATALIE WAS SURE she’dfor her Why would he say that? Why now?

But she knew The scare with Carrie had hiht

“I think you’re just grateful I helped you find Carrie and that’s why you think you want me”

He laughed “You think how I feel toward you is gratitude?”

“That and that your friends died and you have a void in your life, Matthew A void you’re trying to fill and I just happened to coht time”

“Robert dying gutted me He was my best friend fro to do with any of that” He stood, paced across his living roohts are when I tell you I’, doesn’t it?”