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She looked inside the box She blinked She looked at me And then threw her arms around my neck, the box trapped between us

"A new camera!" she said excitedly "Kane!" She covered my face, my mouth, my forehead with kisses, then , slow, erotic sort of kiss thatin the first place When she finished, she looked atyou don’t see in many people anymore I know people And I don’t see it Ever

Gratitude Pure Raw Gratitude

And so else I dared to hope for

Love

"I love it," she said, and she grazed ain, and then looked at me, close, our faces a breath apart "I…I love you, Kane McCarthy" The words came out on a feathery breath Soft So very soft

My heart seized again It was a feeling new toI kissed her back, slow, deliberate, and sighed against her mouth "I’m so in love with you, Harper Belle"

Her eyes widened "You are?"

I couldn’t help but laugh I was It seemed incredible, but I knew it as sure as I’d drawfor you Close your eyes again"

She did, and I reached into rasped the small round object I’d found at an antique store a few days before I grasped Harper’s hand, placed it there "Okay Open your eyes"

Harper’s lashes fluttered, she looked first at asp escaped her throat, and her ser stroked the brushed brass cover of the old cohtly stroked it