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Why wouldn’t he understand? He had a kind heart—once she managed to get past his hard exterior. It shouldn’t be so surprising.
Maybe it surprised her because people rarely understood. They always judged and pitied. It was disappointing every single time.
But he had seemed to understand her immediately. Saying the right things. Shifting her focus to something else. Telling her thank you for sharing, but let’s move on.
That’s what she had wanted. Needed.
She knew when he spoke about his brother, it hadn’t been easy. The words flowed out as if he were dictating to her. But she had seen the struggle in his eyes. Nothing about what he said had been easy—not one word.
After the stunning joining between them, she knew she needed to share with him. It was only fair.
Oh, and it was stunning. She wasn’t even sure that was the right word to describe it. She couldn’t even be sure what transpired between them. Love, maybe?
“It’s always beautiful with you. You’ve ruined me for any other woman.”
Her? Ruin him?
Impossible.
Yet, he said so.
What exactly had that meant? She had no idea, especially when he walked away right after. She knew then, she needed to open herself up if she wanted to keep ruining him. She never wanted him to look at another woman again—only her.
What did that say about her feelings? Jealous? Yep. Possessive? Oh, yeah. Loved him? Hmm…not quite sure.
Confusion. That’s all she felt.
“What is that beautiful mind of yours thinking? You’re looking at me, but not really seeing me,” Dane whispered in a groggy voice.
Gabby blinked a few times, hoping to clear the turmoil going on in her head and smiled. “That I didn’t get much sleep last night and wish the sun hadn’t woken me up.”
He lifted his head to rest on his elbow as a sexy smirk emerged. “You didn’t get any sleep last night? That’s strange. I slept like a baby.”
She poked him in the chest. “You kept me up very, very late. But I slept pretty well after all the exertion we had. You make a very nice pillow.”
“Yes, I do believe you drooled on me.” He chuckled as shock lit up her features.
“I did no such thing. Snore, maybe. But drool? Never.”
Another chuckle fell from his lips that had her heart skipping a beat. Aww, she could lay here all day listening to him laugh and displaying his sexy, sinful smiles. It seemed he kept easing out smile after smile, and she wanted to keep him delivering even more.
She waited for him to respond to her teasing. His only response was to lean closer and kiss her.
“Breakfast? Then what shall we do for the day?”
She didn’t miss the flash of regret enter his eyes.
Damn it. She was already losing him. He wanted to work today. She could feel it in her bones. Why would he want to end this wonderful weekend? That was the farthest thing from her mind.
Or she was coming on too strong. This relationship—if that’s what they were calling it—was new. She shouldn’t expect him to spend the day with her.
“You want to spend the day together? We spent yesterday together.”
His words confirmed her fear.
Shewascoming on too strong.
Came on too strong, not strong enough. She was clueless when it came to guys and how she should act.
