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“No, you weren’t. As I mentioned, you were young and scared, and the important part is he can no longer violate anyone else because he’s behind bars. And you helped do that.”
“I should have done it sooner,” she whispers.
Shrugging my shoulders, I reply, “Maybe yes, maybe no. The important thing is you did it.” I pull her tightly against me and kiss her forehead. “I’m fucking proud of you.”
She releases a shuddered breath. “I’ve never told a single soul until that phone call and trip back to New York.”
I close my eyes, and revel in the feel of her warmth, her skin, her touch. I know it’s past time to come clean about the building, which is why I’m going to tell her tomorrow. Maybe after her family cookout, we can come back here – with Snuggles as a buffer – and I can let her know about the bidding war.
And about my feelings.
It’s time to tell her.
It’s been nearly a decade and a half.
It’s time to officially make her mine.
