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“You miss her a lot, don’t you, Daddy?”
Joshua hadn’t called me Daddy since the accident. Hearing that word again—it might not mean much to others, but to me, it meant everything.
“I miss her so much I’d give my life to have her back.”
“Why don’t you miss Mommy too?”
That was dangerous territory. He knew I avoided talking about Jeniffer. He knew there was something I wasn’t saying.
“Some things happened… adult things.”
“Will I ever find out?”
“Yes, son. One day. When it’s time.”
CHAPTER 24
“It all starts with the first step…”
ISABELLE CAMPBELL
Colin had asked me to take Hanna with him to Joshua’s game, and when they came back, I noticed something different—a light in his eyes that hadn’t been there before.
“What happened?”
Yes, I was blatantly studying him—the way he hated—but at this point, I couldn’t help myself anymore.
“It’s nothing.”
“Colin Adams. Tell me what happened.”
I guess I’d given myself permission to try to see a little deeper into Colin’s heart. And right now, he wasn’t putting up much of a fight, which was… great.
“You’ve been pretty bold lately.”
“It’s called freedom.” I shrugged.
“I don’t remember giving you that kind of ‘freedom.’”
“I know you like me.”
That slipped out before I could stop it.
“A little.”
“A lot,” I shot back, with ridiculous confidence.
This time, I was the one who made a move. I practically threw myself at him, stopping just inches from his lips. God, how I wanted to kiss him.
“You’re dangerously tempting,” he murmured, “and you always pick the perfect moments to be like this.”
“Oh, really?” I glanced around—no one was nearby.
“Do you honestly think that if someone were watching us, I’d stop?”
“I think you would.”
“Then you clearly don’t know me yet,” he growled.
