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“I’d definitely recall if I’d said ‘I love you’ to any man I haven’t Ever”

He leaned in, placed his hands to either side of her on his desk, trapping her beneath his gaze “You don’t love me?”

Nothis eyes, she sed “I—I…well…”

“Well, what?” He wasn’t going to let her off the hook Not until she answered him “It’s a yes or no question Either you do or you don’t”

She took a deep breath “The point isn’t whether or not I love you”

“Then you do lovehim into a dizzy head spin as he waited for her to answer Why was hearing her say the words so important?

“Quit twisting my words”

“Quit being stubborn, and admit you’ve missed me as much as I’ve missed you”

“Fine, I’ve ”

Vale s behind that wall “And you’ve thought about me?”

“I’ve thought about you” Her chin lifted “Occasionally”

“In the s? In the shower?”

“Vale, this is crazy,” she scolded, frowning, twisting free of where he had her pinned on his desk She walked across his office, standing beside the longat with data files spread out around the the Fifth”

“Those who plead the Fifth are always guilty, Faith” He stood, moved to just behind her, ten she’d welcome him

“That’s not true,” she denied, her gaze narrowed