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“We’ll get through this,” Duke said.

Oregon glanced at him. “I know we will.”

She watched him stack boxes along the back of the truck. He turned, keeping his head ducked because the truck didn’t allow for his height. “You don’t sound convinced.”

“I’m trying,” she assured him.

He jumped down, landing next to her. He touched her cheek with a large, calloused hand, gently forcing her to look at him. That meant looking into blue eyes that were as clear as a summer sky. She could lose herself in his eyes, in the promises she saw in them. His mouth curved in an easy smile as he leaned a little toward her.

“You need to start believing.” He spoke softly. “Because I won’t let us fail as a family.”

Family. But they weren’t one, she thought to tell him, but she couldn’t form the words.

For a moment she was lost because she’d honestly thought he meant to kiss her when he leaned close. And she couldn’t let that happen.