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Lips shut, he nodded again Glad to have her advice To know that she was going to be there That he could trust her

“We have to talk about it, Gabi” He looked her straight in the eye Because if they didn’t, that kiss was going to groall between them

This tihtly off center So he couldn’t find her “No We don’t”

“Yes, we do”

She stood Arms crossed, she left hi table where her things waited for her By the tiht up to her she had her purse over her shoulder “I’ about this, Liam”

He hadn’t even said what this was But they both knew That kiss had already grown so big it had smothered them out of the room

“I’ to say But it stilled her departing movements

He took that as a good sign

“I had no right to do what I did I can’t even honestly tell you why I did I’ve been sitting here trying to figure it out and I just don’t know”

Picking up a folder, she held it against her with both arms “Then let’s just put it down to the stress of the day and forget it ever happened”

He wished “Are you honestly going to tell et?”

She turned her back on hiain “I can tell you I’ to try”

So about the look on her face, now that he was close to her, struck his occurred to him at once

If Gabi had no feelings for hi this off Like the time a bozo friend of his had tried to convince her to make out with hiuy if he touched her she’d knee him where it counted and then sue hiaether at a party, the guy had apologized to her and they’d all laughed about it

Another flash that landed was her reaction to the reporter that h she’d had ownership in hiuy’s erroneous assumptions affected her personally