"Just making an analogy."

"That's an analogy you can't make," Curtis said, pulling her closer, freeing her worriedly bitten lower lip from her teeth, and gently rubbing it with the tip of his finger for comfort.

"Being your husband isn't about you sacrificing your dreams for me. Let me handle all the problems, okay? You shouldn't feel troubled over anything. Just focus on what you want to do, what you desire. And if there are obstacles, I'll clear them for you."

"How are you going to clear them?"

"Does your answer not include the option of me joining you in Cambridge?"

"You're giving up your company?" Leanne asked. "Your career focus has shifted back home. Going to Cambridge with me, and what about ElitePinnacle? You've taken a long break for me. Caleb's starting to get gray hairs."

"I promoted him to vice president at the start of the year. Not one of those gray hairs is unearned."

Curtis held her close, a sea of tenderness in his brown eyes. "ElitePinnacle can learn to work without me, but I can't do without you guys."

"Leanne, you could stand to be more confident. You're always immovable in my world and on any scale."

and hugged his waist, leaning her weight

up all my luck in this

her first twenty years seemed compensated for

softness in his heart, brushed the hair from her ear, and bent down to

a vigorous "Eh" sounded not far away, making

crib, Betty was energetically kicking her

then did Leanne remember she

up the evenly shaken bottle from the bottle warmer, walked over, and

"With all that energy, after you finish your milk, how about you stand up and

Stonebridge Airport. Joy hugged her, tearfully bidding farewell. "With

abruptly ended, and she shifted to hugging four-month-old Betty. Very fond of her, the little one grinned at Joy. Joy didn't want to let go,

can take one more person. Maybe

you all leave, leaving me alone here, lonely and sad, what

there, I'll find a way to

antics amused Leanne. "I'm not leaving forever. You guys can visit me

quipped, "Then, instead of picking a

to their light hearted farewells, Curtis interjected calmly, "There's still room in the luggage. You two could

Joy was speechless.

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