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Shaking his head, Craig sat with Talley, not allowing himself to take co over her as he spoke to Amelia

“I was in a six-year relationship,” he said, sifting through facts to make Amelia Grace understand

He didn’t need her sy on the line

“The woman had a child A son, Gavin, o when I ca to do with him Tricia was just as happy to have him out of her life and never went after him for child support”

“Define ‘six-year relationship’ Were youeach other?”

The question was fair Until she’d asked it, he hadn’t been sure she was still interested in hearing what he had to say

“Living together,” he told her “I wanted to get htwith hie material But her opinion of hi her little to no stress, was the ioal

To ensure the end goal

A healthy and happy child

“Did she have soe to you?”

He relaxed a bit more into the couch The woman on the o

ther end of the lineher forthrightness was kind of refreshing

“Marriage in general,” he was kind of glad to report, though the fact made no difference to their outcome He didn’t need Ah

“Tricia used to say that nothing lasted forever And she didn’t want us to be together because ere tied, legally or financially She wanted us to be together just because we both still wanted to be,” he found hi further On the surface he’d understood Tricia’s explanation, which had been logical enough to keep hireed with her

He wanted a wife An equal partner in all aspects of life Legal Financial And emotional He believed in family forever If that made him some kind of sap, then so be it