utside an apartment buil
everything that had happened,
arried to someone she hadn'
rt beep, Julian moved out of the doo
e it through the do
rticularly grand, yet the details we
coffee table, while her favorite plant hung in a pot on the
ht from the decorating posts
ed to look
nding down to open the shoe cabinet, he took out a new pair
cisely the si
blink. "How'd you k
ghtened, his face
ou design jewelry, crab roe's your
red at him. Then, she remarked, "Y
kitchen, filled a glass with warm w
me water. You l
vation wa
black coffee was all Kaylee had had to keep her going. Pain r
aking two small sips, she leane
es of her vision darkened until
old on the glass, she dropped it onto the carpet, where
an arm came around her waist
drew her against his chest be
ng in a large, clean bed with grayish-blue
she had fainted fr
to glance at the bedside table a
ep blue velvet box th
e rested
gers started
e had seen that very neck
ed off the bed and out of t
h a laptop open in front of him. H
of Kaylee's mouth unsteadi
ding. "One of my friends had it up for sale. The w
sed more tightly aro
nd, but the lump in her throa
necklace had
d use to please another woman. After getting what he wa
own from Ka
ieved that Damien
always known she couldn't stand cilantro and nee
signs of care had see
ing he had made a point of remember
ack of her hand across her cheeks, but s
cing, Julian had
y any space bet
oap clinging to him and clearly see
ose toward
way from him. "
than she realized her re
th his hand raised. Then, he lowered
ove a wet strand of hair awa
back a step and left enough ro
uiet voice betra
tablets on the table.
Julian turned and
alone in the
ill held, she felt a twis
re going to the study and
," she
eard nothing. Then, Juli
the necklace for me,"
the door after another short p
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