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too much,” he adds with his made-for-me smile. “I have
waited a long time for this, I don’t want to wait much longer.”
    I nod and swallow. Shit. Is this really happening so
quickly? Oh Cole, why did you have to give up? Why couldn’t you just have had a
shit fit at me in private but stay with me?
    “Sit. I need to talk to you about something,” I say,
gesturing to the bed.
    He pulls me along with him and sits. “What is it?”
    “Are you okay?” I ask him to his surprise.
    “Yes, why do you ask?”
    I take his face in my hands and stare into his eyes, hoping
that other Liv is taking all of this in. “I hurt you. I know that and I am
truly sorry. Know that I will never do it again. I promise.”
    “Aefre,” he says, taking my hands again. “Don’t worry about
me, I keep telling you I am capable of looking after myself. And yes it did
hurt, but Christ knows I have hurt you worse in the past and you have the grace
and compassion to forgive me every time. You have nothing to worry about.” He
kisses me. “Besides it did work out in my favor, now didn’t it? I shall have to
thank myself if I ever get the chance.”
    “Oh, CK,” I say, shaking my head. “You must understand that
I am not going to get over him as quickly as you would like me to.”
    His face hardens briefly. “I do know that.”
    “But I love you,” I say. “I love you and we should do the
ritual again soon.”
    His face lights up now. “Right now,” he says and I laugh at
his eagerness.
    “Tomorrow,” I say. “When we don’t have everyone waiting for
us,” I say, pointing to the door.
    “Hm, acceptable terms, my sweet.”
    I kiss him tenderly and he wraps his arms around me. He
pulls back suddenly and gazes at me. “Did you meet her?” he whispers and I know
he is talking about our daughter, but I don’t want to talk about this with
other me listening. She has already learned far more than I would have liked. I
nod but say, “I will tell you all about her when we are alone.”
    He nods seeing that I am resolute. “I do love you, Aefre.
Thank you for saying what you did before. It was unnecessary but it makes me
feel special,” he says shyly.
    “You are, my love,” I say and kiss him again. “Will you give
me a minute to freshen up? I then should go and speak to Sebastian about what I
can only assume happened.” I stand but he pulls me back down.
    “No, Aefre, leave it. He is heartbroken. He can be volatile
when such emotions overtake him,” he says seriously.
    Heartbroken? What the hell did she do to him?
    I frown at him. “No, I want to speak to him. I need to know
what she did and try to make it right.”
    “She destroyed him,” he says, clearing his throat. “I know
you probably don’t want to talk about it yet but you could heal him.”
    I shake my head. “Too soon,” I whisper and he nods grimly.
    “Speak to him then, but be careful, Aefre. He isn’t in a
very forgiving mood.”
    I open my mouth to say that I didn’t do anything to him, but
close it again as he shrugs, knowing what I was going to say.
    We both stand again and he hugs me tightly. “I love you. You
are so strong,” he says to me quietly. “But will you let me take care of you?
You don’t need to go through everything on your own. I just want to take care
of you.”
    “And I want you to,” I say truthfully as I am worn out,
weary, and heartbroken myself, and struggling just to remain standing and not
fall at his feet in tears. He beams at me adoringly and I smile back. “I’ll
just be a minute, okay?”
    “Okay,” he says and leaves me as I stride into the bathroom.
    “See?” I say, hands on my hips. “Easy peasey. Just be nice.”
    She is staring at me in wonder and says, “How the hell do
you do it though? I saw and heard everything, but I just can’t get my head
around how easily you wrap him around your finger. I mean he wants to take care
of you? I don’t think anyone has ever said that to me, let alone