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Zane looked up at her. All the protective layers she’d erected that day teetered under the blue intensity of his gaze.

After a long second, he crossed the short distance to her side in one step. He sat on the edge of her mattress.

For several seconds they stared at each other. Kinsey felt as though she was going to explode.

“You look beautiful tonight,” he said as he ran a lock of her hair through his fingers. “Of course, you always look beautiful.”

“For all the good it does us,” she whispered. When he leaned over her and kissed her cheek, she turned her face. “Don’t.”

“Sorry,” he said, and slowly sat up. He didn’t leave, however, just sat there, still and silent, one hand on her shoulder as he stared into the room. Finally he looked down at her again.

“Last night I asked you to give me one more day. That day is now over. I think you should drive away tomorrow and let me finish this.”