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I bitI feel the same”

“Don’t tell me I just poured my heart out and you…” He dropped his head and clasped his hands

I reached over and covered his hands with mine He slowly raised his head and looked me in the eye “I like ure the rest out as we go?”

He lifted ently kissed it Then he brushed his lips against asped His spicyHis cheek grazed mine as he whispered, “I can do that”

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God, I can’t believe I fell in love with this woine my life without her I need You to help me fix the mess I made with Gabriella

I had a hard ti All I could think about was Gabriella and how desperate I as with her

Afteraround, observing the children and their families, re to her talk about the children she works with at her church inspired me

I called James and told him I wanted to add an art room and a museum to showcase the children’s art We could ask local artists to coreat idea I can’t wait to tell Gabriella…that is, if she’s speaking to me

I walked into the lobby and saw her sitting off to the side by herself and kneas ready for this relationship I was up s and before she pulled her skirt down, I caught a glih How is it possible that this woman has had me all twisted up?

She was pretty angry last night, and she had every right to be I acted like a jerk I can’t believe ht I have to stop co every woman to Chantal I also have to face up to my part in the demise of our relationship I could have been a little more open But she didn’t have to say my decision to take this offer was a step down

It’s not a step down, but a welcoe She failed to understand how iether and I’d have another person I could trust on my team Instead, she opted to stay at Tho I never proposed or agreed to her idea of living together That greedy chick would have kept the ring and probably sued ht her a place intrip is I don’t have to bump into her every day I’d

Here I a over to a woiveness and a chance at sharing my life with her I don’t knoho this ht like him

I stopped next to her chair, cleared , beautiful brown eyes At that moment, I was prepared to do whatever she asked of me