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His shoulders sagged, but he didn’t answer. He could hardly deny it, but anything he said would only incriminate him further.
She rolled her eyes. “I’m sorry. That was a low blow.”
“I deserve it.”
She stared at him. Why was he so sweet? He didn’t get mad; he didn’t argue. He just understood and waited for her to calm down.
“Do you want to go home?”
She shook her head. She really didn’t. Those women had upset her, but she didn’t want to let them ruin the evening. “No. I want you to come and dance with me. I want you to help me feel like it’s crazy for me to listen to them instead of feeling like I do right now—that I’m crazy not to listen to them.”
He took her hand and led her out onto the dance floor. He slid his arms around her waist and drew her to him. “I’m sorry.”
“You already said that.”
“And I mean it.” He chuckled. “I love you.”
She drew back and looked up into his eyes. “You already said that, too.”
“And I mean it. I’m going to keep saying it until you believe me.”
She had to smile. She already did.
He narrowed his eyes at her. “What are you thinking?”
“That I love you, too.”
“You do?”
“I do. I know what you are—or at least what you were. But that’s not why you’re with me.” She chuckled. “If all you wanted was the sex, then you’d still be sleeping with the women here—you wouldn’t have to go all the way to Summer Lake for that.”
He smiled through pursed lips. “Finally. You get it!”
“I do. I think I’ve known it for a while, but it’s scary, too. What if I trust you and I’m wrong. What if give you my heart and you break it?”
“I won’t. I promise you, I’ll do everything I can to make you happy, and if you put your trust in me, I won’t ever let you down.”
She smiled. She believed him. “But where does it leave us?”
He shrugged. “That’s up to you. I’d like you to stay here, but I know you’ve just started a new life in Summer Lake.”
“And I have that amazing house!”
He chuckled. “How can I compete with that?”
She laughed. “I didn’t mean it like that. I’m just thinking of all the factors involved.”
“I know, and if you do stay here, there are more factors. Like you’d be working for me, and I’d never be able to get any work done. I can’t focus on anything when you’re flying the guys around.”
She raised an eyebrow at him.
“I get jealous!”
“You do?”
“Yeah, I’m not proud of it, but I do.”
“I guess you’ll just have to trust me like I’ll have to trust you.”
