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Brook Lynn took a step back as bu a roesture?"

"Because I want you"

A flare of disappointht, then, how about this?" His eyes glittered like freshly polished eeous, Brook Lynn, and you are sweet You are protective and loyal I’ve never seen anyone care for her family the way you care for yours It’s admirable, and I want to be part of that family I want more from you"

She rubbed her chest in an attempt to dull the ache his words had caused "I--I’ve heard that last part, too"

His gaze slid over her and heated "I’h Do you kno tough that is to do? You make me want to be worthy of moreof better You make me want to hold on to you, hold on to e have, and never let go"

Her knees threatened to melt Can’t jump into his arms Must proceed with caution "Butyou’re my boss"

"And I want to be your ht"

Boyfriend He’d put a label on it

He was deadly serious about this

"Yes," she said, treh her "Yes, I want that Want you"

She expected hiht But he frowned, confusing her

"Don’t agree just yet There are things you don’t know abouther almost painfully, as if he feared she would try to jerk away "Things aboutto like and that I don’t want to tell you Things that ive h him and into her He’d never--never--looked at her like this, as if there really had been a zombie-virus outbreak, and he had to be the one to tell her Her hts flashed yet again, and in the light she caught a gliret and sorrow, eirlfriend and put her in your freezer?" she asked easily

"No," he rushed out "Never"

"Are you sick or dying?"

"No"