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“You having second thoughts?” Liaht before—at least a biweekly ritual for the past nine years When he was in town And not in a relationship Not that he didn’t come when he was in one Just not as frequently

The night before, the three of theether One more time

“No You?”

His tone was too distant I She’d known the second he’d co lot

Maybe that hen she’d started to panic

And noas seeking her out alone That only happened when he was in need of analytical thinking without the emotional twist

Liaht prefer to be a freelance journalist rather than a financier, and he ht even be better at it if the current success rate of his stories was anything to go by, but business was in his blood And first on his college degree, too, with journalis for his father at Connelly Investments, provided his substantial paycheck

“No second thoughts at all” Amazed at the instant calm that came over her at the words, she turned to look at him

“You sure? Because I can’t afford to ures are out of line, if you think there’s real risk here, I just can’t afford to take it Iat almost a solid year with no real inco to eat up the first two months and”

His s

“We’re going to be fine” He re rolled into their loan to keep in an account for unforeseenin rent that would offset the building’s common utility costs Of the down pay her third of the Arapahoe’s e payments within her means

He was right about all of it

And “So you” Were his suit and tie for the benefit of the real estate closing they were all about to attend? Or had he been at Connelly Investments that day? As his father’s patsy, he had a nice office on the top floor of the corporate office building And put in a minimum of forty hours a week But a lot of that time was spent at dinners and functions that bored him Or at his personal coh-rise condominium that was his as part of his employee benefits He analyzed He reported He made innocuous decisions His father wouldn’t let him make any of the major ones

“My father found out about the deal,” he said now

“I thought you told him” They’d specifically discussed the matter—he and she and Marie They’d stressed to Lia his father informed The old man had the power to make Liam’s life miserable if he chose to do so