thanks. That so-called warm home? Mo

r last life-getting played

t at life was a

e actually t

would work? Curtis seemed

She had a

reath, Delia ma

react, she wrapped her

gently against hi

be.

h brushing against his ear. "I love yo

antly, and his ears t

ied, she'd never said an

sarcasm, cold looks

ion totally threw him off. H

her away-his arm halfway up-but

nd failing-to keep it together.

ean

g as hard anymore, Delia lit up

gently held his face,

ious, sincere-not

le from now on, okay? No more sep

yes flicke

ll these feelings, mad

't say

made Delia

h to keep going, fast foots

. "Boss, we just got word-if we don

ut the look in his

g meeting with G

tely snapped b

ge. He couldn't

ared in a blink, replaced with

ll nod. "Got

feet, avoiding Deli

he maneuvered his whee

ere in a daze, somethin

in her past life... a terr

meeting hall and gone stra

-and the injuries left him in the hospita

e letting tha

ce-to keep that f

lew out of her mout

written all over his face. "Miss Flemi

s woman clinging onto

ing to mess u

used, turning

at how unpredictable she

e the truth if she

worried about you. And I'm not leaving unt

'm camping out ri

of him, her expression s

ded to go with him, though?

e. Maybe letting her come alon

stop her anyway-might

dmit, he was a li

tis finally sa

lifted off Delia'

she shot a glance at t

, Mr. Hyde? You

rs. Stockton. Stop with the 'Mi

eath, his face flushi

dn't object, he was c

a bit, he forced out, "A

led with reluctance, Delia w

, leaning in sweetly. "Let's go

y but didn't move away,

wed silently behind as the three of

*

ry car was spacious, but

took the spot ri

the rearview mirror, the corners

ything-just quietly

started

mple update: "Boss, the res

d resting, gave a quie

ia could clearly smell

ed a litt

ashes fluttered-but he didn'

brushing lightly against his co

ar his neck, and she caught the s

bit crooked,"

d to stiffen

mured after a pause

, she moved her hand to his should

rom all that work. Let

e in the mirror, nearly

on with Miss

bout divorce anymore-she was a

der than see

fied face and only

urtis's ear, her voic

got magic hands. I could pamp

Noah choked hard, star

nd the car briefly

swayed, Curtis's

hed out with one arm and pulle

on the road," Cu

ut on Noah's foreh

er, gripping the wheel tightly,

... actually pulled

against Curtis, w

firm chest, and she could clearly

gered near her nose,