Chapter 49

Grace shook her head to clear it.

This was her ‘brother’ and he likely didn’t mean what he’d said the

way she was taking it.

It was an innocent question. She shouldn’t read too much into it.

This attraction she felt…was one-sided and couldn’t go anywhere. If she crossed that line, she’d only stand to lose him. He deserved better than that.

They both did.

She swallowed hard and averted her gaze.

“Of course, I would be sad over you. I care for you deeply.”

“As you did for Sean before you learned the truth about him?”

Actually, she felt more for Jay. But she couldn’t tell him that. If he misinterpreted her meaning, there would be no putting the genie back in the bottle.

And the last thing she wanted was any awkwardness or distance between them.

She valued his friendship too fiercely.

Grace cleared her throat and said, “I can love my younger brother

but that isn’t the same kind of love.”

“Oh?”

Jason wasn’t letting her off the hook, and the whole conversation

was making her want to cringe. “It’s two different feelings. I thought loving someone was forever and irreplaceable. I even… thought that lovers could live and die together.”

notion, Jason thought.

billboards, and living happily ever after. He had no experience with such things. His parents certainly were no example. Nor any of his colleagues

to live or die together.

all-encompassing. All empowering.

he suddenly want to experience such a thing?

him?? Had

course not.

didn’t believe in that kind of love, and he challenged

that it was honest and

he did admit, that he had feelings for her. There was a

her and realized that he

of being next to her.

whereabouts, to be there when she came

liked being near her, and he was okay

was nothing wrong with enjoying

he was really honest with himself, he was falling into deeper emotional territory.

in love… he couldn’t have

to himself long ago to never fall in love

gentle tone of her voice resounded in

the out, for now, and fall back into their comfortable position of brother/sister and this little insular world they’d created.

hear. And he meant it. Protecting her

at him, her eyes so earnest and hopeful, he

pang of unease.

one day discovered that he was

would she react

likely an understatement.

around her and he’d been let in.

question of if he

break. However, she noticed that her

many of them were pointing at her as

toward her from the supply closet, who then pulled her aside and quietly asked, “Grace, were you

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