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ble and shrugged out of his jacket When he went to hang it on the hooks by the front door, she trailed after him

“Not too bad She wanted to know if it was just fun or more serious”

That seemed to be the question of the week Odd how they’d had the exact conversation the previous , and yet he still found himself nervous as to her answer “What’d you say?”

Roxanna shrugged when he faced her “That ere seeing where things went”

He frowned slightly In his mind they’d moved past that

“What about you?”

He swiped his hand through his hair to disperse the lance toward the kitchen where he could hear hushed voices “Asher is worried I’ to hurt you”

Her head tilted toward the right “Are you?”

He hadn’t expected that question Although he didn’t knohy It was a perfectly logical follow-up “I will do everything in my power not to,” he vowed quietly

She smiled and stepped close to flatten her hand on his chest “Then we’re good I don’t care what Asher, or Honor, or anyone else thinks right now We’ve been upfront with each other, so that’s all that matters”

He caught her around the waist to tug her against him “You’re not only beautiful, you’re pretty damn smart, too”

She smiled as he bent his head to capture her lips with his

“Dinner’s done,” Asher bellowed

Their ainst each other before they separated, and Loyal rested his hand at her back on their way to the table He loved touching her any chance he got

The meal was delicious, and after a couple of aard moments when they first sat down, the tension eased They didn’t lack for lively conversation, and there was a lot of laughter to go along with a fair a Honor particularly see story he or Roxanna offered of Asher, even though his brother pro them on later