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Оглавление“Why, shaggy-hair Joe...I never expected a beauty compliment from you.”
“Stop talking like that, Brit.” He placed his fingers beneath her chin, tilting her face up to his. “Stop talking and kiss me.”
She froze. A deer in his headlights.
And then she laughed, shaking her head, loosening his hold. “You almost had me.”
He did have her. He had his arms around her and she relaxed. He kissed her.
A simple act. Four lips. Two hearts. One beat.
It didn’t feel simple. It felt complex and intense and terrifying.
He had no right to kiss her. Kissing implied intent. He was broke, with a daughter to provide for. His world was imperfect when she deserved perfection.
He had no right to kiss her. Kissing opened the door to heartbreak. He couldn’t stand to be left or betrayed by another person he loved.
He had no right to kiss her. And yet he did.
And for a moment, everything felt perfect.
