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He made a sound at the back of his throat. My lips were still tingling from his kiss.
It had been six amazing months. I found a job as a copy editor at a small publisher in the city. It paid little, but it was a start. Luke usually picked me up after work to take me out to dinner. Six months was enough to know I was in love. Hell, after the first month of dating I had a good feeling about him.
“Penny for your thoughts?”
I curled my fingers into his hair, suddenly shy. “This feels like a dream.”
“Which part?”
“You. The beach. All of it, really. But especially you.”
“I’m nothing special.”
I blew out air through my nose. “Says the VP of the biggest hotel chain in the world.”
“That’s just a job.”
“You’re the one on the tabloids.”
He shook his head. “Trust me, Jess. You’re the extraordinary one.”
“What did I do?”
“You made me fall in love with you.” He inched forward as my heart clenched.
My face burned with the intensity of his stare.
He loved me.
No man had ever said that to me. It was hard to describe what it felt like—incredible joy swelled in my chest followed by fear.
The fear it would all go away.
But I knew that I felt the same about him—I probablyloved him after the first week of dating him. Staying at his house already felt like home.
I spent a lot of nights at his place, but I hadn’t abandoned my apartment, yet. I wasn’t ready to move in with him. Besides, there was still Natalie.
I frowned as I thought of her. She split up with Ben, her long time college sweetheart and fiancé. Natalie spent a lot of her days with a box of tissues nearby. I felt bad because things were going so well for me.
“You’re thinking about her again, aren’t you?”
“I can’t help it. She’s all alone.”
“She’s not alone. She has a very supportive family.”
I nodded. “Can’t you set her up with one of your friends?”
He sighed and shook his head. “I can try.”
I held him tightly against my chest. “Thanks. I love you.”
His lips, soft against my cheek, raised a thrill inside me. I melted into his touch, bewildered by my love for him. I could never understand how he made me feel so complete. Luke helped me mend the hole in my heart. I didn’t think I would ever be afraid of anything again.
“I love you, too.”
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