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appreciate. She was a sweetheart of the screen who’d married another FBI agent friend. “My circle has grown a lot thanks to Tulle and Tulips.”
    â€œYeah? Tell me about some of the people you know.”
    â€œLet’s see, there’s the former spy turned wedding dress designer, a call girl turned wife and famous actress, though to be fair she was only pretending to be a call girl. The owner of one of the top technology firms in the world. A team of FBI agents who are very closely connected to the director, by marriage in one case. Lana Quinn, a local journalist who I’m pretty sure has her sights set on winning a Pulitzer. Taryn, the woman with the plane, is a professional illusionist who’s done private performances for people like the President of the United States and Angelina Jolie.”
    â€œIs that all?”
    Talking to Danny helped ease her mind, which she’d needed more than she realized. It was one of his good qualities. That he’d shown up, just because, when she needed him made him more appealing. “Well, that I spend time with outside of work, yeah.”
    â€œSo who else have you met?”
    â€œThat are worth mentioning? A senator, a few more actors and actresses, some models and a professional hockey player. We work with a diverse clientele at Tulle and Tulips.”
    â€œYou’ve come a long way from the secretarial pool in California.”
    â€œYeah.”
    â€œIt makes me think…” He trailed off as he turned into the airport.
    â€œThat’s dangerous.”
    â€œAlways.”
    When he didn’t say any more she asked, “What are you thinking?”
    â€œThat you leaving me was the best thing you’ve ever done for yourself.”
    His quiet words and simple acceptance were lances to her heart. She hadn’t thought he would be unaffected when she left, but she’d apparently underestimated how affected he would be. “Danny.”
    â€œI don’t mean that as a negative or a judgment.” He reached across the car and lifted her hand in his. “You’re happy here and you love your life. That’s clear. You wouldn’t have found that if you’d stayed in California.”
    â€œProbably not.” She didn’t like him thinking he’d held her back. It hadn’t been like that, but she didn’t have time to explain everything.
    He pulled up to the security gate she directed him to and got the clearance they needed to head to the runway where Taryn’s plane was. When he stopped the car and put it in Park, he turned to her. “I’ll never say I’m glad you left me, Tabatha, but I do think it was the best thing. For both of us.”
    â€œWhat?” He’d said he was going to win her back. Now he claimed her leaving him was the best thing. Maybe she wasn’t the only one of them who was confused.
    â€œYou tried to get me to be a better man when we were together. You encouraged me to find a purpose, but all I wanted to do was play. I’d still be that same guy if you hadn’t left.”
    â€œI’m not sure if you’re saying that’s a good thing or not.”
    â€œIt’s definitely good. Volleyball gives me a purpose I never knew I was missing. Learning to be accountable to Will showed me some of the things I should have done differently with you.” He closed the distance between them and kissed her the way he did every time he first kissed her. Sweet and chaste, like an introduction, though it felt different somehow.
    â€œWhile I regret not being with you all this time, you made the right choice for both of us.”
    â€œUm, thank you.” She could be too tired and worried about her dad to think straight, but he sounded like he was saying he’d give her the divorce. It was what she’d wanted since moving out and now… Now she couldn’t help but want to reach for it.
    Taking a chance, or maybe just reaching