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“I wouldn’t have been with you had I thought you’d turn me away the next day,” she said at last

Where had that notion co type? He used to be

Evie’s father must have really done a number on her Was Callum another mistake to her?

“You see,” she said

“I don’t mean to be” He wished she wouldn’t push the issue

“Are you okay with us?”

He glanced in the rearview mirror and saw Evie fast asleep in her car seat No wonder Hazel was talking so freely Now he had to answer, and he hesitated because he had to be honest

“I take it by your silence that you aren’t I’ issue about it, but I need to be sure about how to handle this going forward”

He heard sincerity in her voice She didn’t like asking all these questions She just felt she had to “Everything is going so fast between us I haven’t had time to process it Have you?”

She breathed a laugh of relief “No We can slow it down Is that what you want? I have Evie to think about She’s already so fond of you I worry about her when it comes time to part ways—if that happens”

“I don’t ever want to hurt Evie, so I’ll do whatever you think is best when it comes to her”

“What about me? Will you do what you think is best when it cohtly, but he sensed she actually needed to know

“It isn’tt

o be honest with you”

“I appreciate that, but I’h better We rushed into this and noish I hadn’t”