Page 80 of This Time Around

I hadn’t imagined it after all.“Hey.Good morning.”

Reality hit me like a knockout punch to the jaw.This.This was what I thought I had with Camilla from so early on and I had never been more wrong.I’d take Rebecca’s sleepy smile, her laughter, her body, and her ranch every day for the rest of my life and never feel I was giving up a damn thing.

Shit.She wrecked me in all the best ways, but this was not the time to make such ridiculous, life-changing decisions.

“I gotta get going, Rebecca.”

She stretched, the sheets falling so the swell of her breasts appeared.My mouth watered at the sight.Yeah…maybe it wasn’t so damn ridiculous.

“Yeah, I should get moving.There’s work to do.Would you mind getting the eggs today?I feel like cooking some omelets.”

“I’d love to.”I trailed my finger down her temple, around the curve of her ear.“But I can’t stay.I need to get back to L.A.”

Her sleep cleared with the speed of a rocket launch.“What?”

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