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He closed his eyes, pressing his face against her palm, and kissed her skin “Happy” His eyes opened and his blue stare left her split open, raw and vulnerable to him “With you, I am Just with you, love”

Zeke was still s to himself as he pulled up to The Club Only he could make a pronouncement like that, in the most unromantic fashion possible And only Viv could accept his adiven him a beautiful smile and he knew she understood

He still took full advantage of the moment to show her how much he meant the word He’d almost made her late for work in the process He dropped her off, checking for non-existent letters, and waited for her to lock herself safely inside the bakery before heading over to his work

It felt odd to enter the establishone and for the first ti, Zeke could stop to appreciate the beauty of the building The rich colors, polished wood, andKari to say about it, he’d never witness that future success

Preston aiting for hi in your step, Irish Either you bought yourself a new piece or you found yourself a woman”

“That obvious, sir?”

Preston chuckled and laced his fingers behind his head, relaxing into his comfortable computer chair “How’s the head?”

Zeke shrugged “Healing It’ll be red for a while longer though”

“Need extra time before you come back on shift?”

Zeke rarely felt nervous It was a wasteful euilt Too bad he could feel it now “That’s why I needed to come talk to you, sir”

“Should I assume this is your teeks’ notice?”

“It’s a bit morecomplicated than that”

Preston’s keen exa”

He rose and y drink cans littered the surface, along with piles of bind