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what. She was a vibrant, vivacious woman who loved to try new things. She loved her family and friends, and was loyal to those around her and quick to love new people.
    There was only one thing in the world that stressed her, and it was this job for some reason. “I still am not sure I get it. I mean, I know he threatened not to give you a referral, but did he really have that much power over you?”
    She nodded. “I don’t know why. I just sort of felt afraid to say no to him.”
    He hugged her tight. “Well, you said no to him today. And if he doesn’t listen, I’ll sort him out.”
    She hugged him back. “Back there, in the shower, you made me promise not to leave you. What was that about?”
    He snorted. “You don’t need to know.”
    “I do,” she said. “You made me talk about my weakness, it’s only fair.”
    He shrugged. “I guess I worry that when I find a mate, she’ll leave me like my mom left my dad. I don’t want a mating that just produces children. I want a life together. I guess deep down I worry that a female will take what she needs from me and go. That I don’t have enough to make her stay.”
    She looked up at him with soulful brown eyes and he felt that she could see straight into his soul. “I’m sorry. No woman in her right mind would leave you, so I really don’t know what is up with your mom. But I’d never leave you for sure.”
    He blinked. His heart seemed to be beating even more rapidly. The more he was coming to care for this woman, the more the thought of her leaving scared him.
    He’d never grown to care for another female again, so he really hadn’t had to face his fear of abandonment. Now that he did, a part of him just felt like it was pulling back, and he didn’t know why.
    “So, did you always want to be a scuba diver?” she asked, moving back against the headboard and pulling him to join her.
    An afternoon wind started up and made the curtains flap. “Should I shut that?” he asked.
    “No, it feels good. Nice and cooling after you heated me up,” she said, grinning and holding onto him.
    He smiled. It felt good to have her on him. Felt good to touch her body. From the minute he’d looked into her perfect, heart-shaped face, and those deep, wonderful eyes, he’d known she’d be his.
    Her hair always fell into the most perfect, wild little curls, and he couldn’t resist pulling one straight and wrapping it lightly around his finger.
    “Hey, stop that,” she said playfully. She rolled over to rest on his chest. “You didn’t answer my question.”
    “Sorry, I was caught up in how beautiful you are,” he said, running a hand lightly over her back. A part of him felt like if he just never stopped touching her, she’d never leave.
    A knock sounded on the door and she lifted her head, curls bouncing slightly. “Who could that be?”
    He grinned. “Room service. I ordered it before I came up and joined you, remember?”
    “How did you know we’d be done?”
    “I figured they could wait if we weren’t. But I knew we weren’t going all the way. I’ve always had a certain way I wanted it to happen. Call me a romantic, but there’s just a way I’ve always pictured it, if I did find a mate. Even though it wasn’t a huge priority before.” He moved off the bed to get the door, and when she was under the covers and out of view, he opened it and took the tray from the person delivering it. He tipped and then shut the door behind him, wheeling the tray inside.
    “Wow,” she said. “Did you order enough?”
    “I hope so,” he said. “I wouldn’t want my princess to go hungry.”
    She put a hand over her stomach and made a face he found adorable. “I don’t think I’ve gone hungry since I’ve been here,” she said.
    “Good,” he said, feeling his grin spread even wider over his face. “I got you a little of everything. I didn’t know what you felt like.”
    “Great,” she said. “Oh, by the way, you were going to tell me what else you