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“Aren’t you?”

AJ opened her mouth to deny it, but the words caught in her throat. “I…I don’t know…. It seems as though, if I am married, I should feel something, some sense of urgency to get back. And I don’t.”

“So you’re running from something,” Ryan said. “Maybe it’s not a good marriage. Are you afraid to go back?”

“No. It’s not that. It’s more like…”

“Like what?”

“Sadness. Like I’ve lost something and I’ll never find it again.”

Ryan knew that sadness too well. He could no more ignore the pain in AJ’s voice than he could stop the tide from rising.

He wanted to pull her into his arms, to apologize for the pain his conversation had brought. The need to protect her kept growing.

All he would allow himself was a touch. Only one touch. He tucked her hair behind her ear and traced the line of her jaw with the tip of his finger. The velvet softness of her skin sent a bolt of desire crashing headlong into his best intention to keep his distance…