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In his healthierhimself for some of his preoccupation with Gabrielle

For the ti, she was his hope

He was thinking about her at noon on Friday, i severalif she’d packed a sandwich or last night’s leftovers

And started to hurt because he had no idea what last night’s leftovers entailed He hadn’t been invited to dinner in days

Liaet a life Move forward At the coht timetables He had to move his trip to Florida up To one that left the next day

Even if he had to fly right back on Monday to be there to help Gabi answer questions or read reports, then so be it He had to get out of here

But before he could click the save button and authorize payes, there was a knock on his door As though ht to do what he needed to do

Looking behind hih to finish his purchase To sit at the desk and type in payment information while whoever wanted his attention either waited or went away

Grace’s fallen expression caht face of the cop who’d handed hi order

Gabrielle Needing hi to say hello

With a word Liam didn’t mutter often, he pushed out of his chair with a bit more force than necessary and went to the door

He was glad he had—and wished he hadn’t—when he saw Gabi standing there in a long black coat covering s left exposed by her navy skirt and pumps to match Her expression was dead serious

“Get your coat We need to go,” she said

He earing jeans A e And an old pair of shoes “Go where?”

Didn’t she get that they couldn’t be seen out together if they had half a hope of dispelling the rumors about them?