Nathan’s eyes widened in surprise. “How do you know about that?”

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I didn’t want to hide anything from him, so I laid it all out. “My ex–husband was worried I’d get taken advantage of after the divorce, so he’s been secretly looking out for me. As for those photos of you at the airport late at night… I guess it was just a coincidence.”

Nathan’s expression flickered. “Victoria, I really wasn’t trying to keep anything from you. The person I picked up was my half–sister -she came here to take part in a reality show.”

He looked a bit apologetic, almost as if he’d expected this. “She was arriving alone in the middle of the night, and Mariah was worried about her, so she asked me to pick her up.”

“Yeah, I guess I misunderstood you,” I said, feeling a weight lift off my chest. ‘If it was really his sister, then I had no reason to hold

onto this.‘

Nathan’s eyes lit up with a smile. “Were you jealous these past few days? Is that why you’ve been giving me the cold shoulder?”

“I wasn’t jealous,” I insisted, trying to sound tough.

Nathan saw right through me. He gently wrapped his arms around me and whispered in my

him away and headed into the kitchen to boil some water. Nathan followed, watching me quietly with a deep, searching look in

you still mad?” he asked, looking a bit

resting my hands on the glass countertop and staring at the kettle as steam began to rise. But inside,

that men didn’t matter to me, but honestly,

don’t believe me, I can introduce you to my sister sometime,” Nathan said, trying

said, turning to lean against the glass counter, arms crossed over my chest as I

Nathan moved in closer, like a big, needy

trying to find a way to get back together with you, I’m scared… scared that what we have will burn out as quickly

at him. The way he looked so lost and confused was almost innocent–kind of adorable, really. It was hard not to

your own person. This is an exception—if I hadn’t known why

trailing soft kisses along my fingertip. He leaned in even closer, pressing his cheek firmly into my palm like a puppy craving comfort, clinging to

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