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Оглавление“Maybe I want to be alone.”
John didn’t say anything else for a moment and averted his eyes from hers. He cleared his throat. “Do you want me to look for a place for you?”
“Not really,” Shelby said.
He opened his mouth as though to say something but instead snapped it closed, nodded and backed out of the room. “Good night, Shelby.”
“Good night, John.” She stood and shut the door.
Turning, she sank against it, fighting against asking John to come back so she wouldn’t be alone, so she wouldn’t be so conflicted about the decision she’d made to chuck her pseudo-life in Seattle and stay in Magnolia Bend.
A knock at the door made her jump.
She opened it to find John looking determined.
“Did you—” she asked, closing her mouth as he stepped toward her. His arms came around her, hauling her up against the hardness of his chest, as his mouth descended upon hers.
