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“Yeah Oh” He fisted his hands at his hips, staring her down, his whole body tense He looked like he ht snap if he tensed even a little bit more “I like you, Lyd”

S, she forced herself to remain calm and cool, when she wanted to jump on the bed like a kid and shout, “He likes s “I like you, too, you know”

His hed “You don’t say?”

“I totally do”

He grabbed his keys off the nightstand and shoved his phone into his pocket “Then wishto need it tomorrow”

“Stop it” She fidgeted with the blanket “He’s not that bad…”

“Yeah” Holt snorted “It’s not as if he was a SEAL or anything”

She winced “Okay You ht have a point”

“I know I do But even if he kicks ers over her bare shoulders as he passed “It’ll be worth every bruise, sprain, or broken bone See you tomorrow”

Lydia watched hi toht have fallen for him quickly, like she had in the past, this tiht That they were meant to be Sometimes, people fell quickly because they just knew And she was one of them She’d never been happier, really, so itin Maine because of Holt…

But she wasn’t going anywhere

Chapter Fifteen

The next afternoon, Holt stepped into Steven’s office and made his for Lydia at lunch, but he’d been too busy catching up on overdue work to eat And if he was going to keep his promise to Lydia, then he needed to tell him Now

“It’s about dalanced up, his eyes narrow “Oh, it’s you”

Holt raised a brow “Who did you think I was?”