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Jake told Joanna.

“And passing is all it would be?”

Jake looked directly into her luminous eyes. “That’s all either of us has ever known.”

“But our friendship—”

“Is something I don’t want to lose, Jo. And we will,” he said, reaching out and caressing her cheek, “if we let this happen.”

His eyes, dark with anguish, mesmerized her. She raised a hand, her fingers covering his where they touched her face.

“I’m sorry, Jo.”

She took a deep breath of reality. This was the end of whatever she’d hoped for. It felt final. Painful, but final, and maybe that was good. Jake couldn’t make his heart feel something it just wouldn’t feel.