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.”

romantic notion, Jason thought.

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

live or die

all-encompassing. All empowering.

to experience such a

did this mean for him?? Had

Of course

of love, and he challenged

to prove that it was honest and

for her. There was a … sentimental attachment, yes. That was

and realized that

the feeling of being next to her. He

to be there when she

He acknowledged that he liked being near her, and he was okay with it. Why else would he have played

wrong with enjoying

he was really honest with himself, he

fall in love… he couldn’t have done

ago to never fall in love with

never make me sad, right?” The gentle tone of her voice resounded in his ear.

He’d give her the out, for now, and fall back into their comfortable position of brother/sister and this little insular world

make you sad,” he said. Because that was the answer she wanted to hear. And he meant it. Protecting her for

stared at him, her eyes so earnest and

pang of unease.

when she one day discovered

Corporation, how would she

likely an

had built up walls all around her and he’d been let

question of if

the Sanitation Center for their lunch break. However, she noticed that her colleagues were giving her sidelong glances one at a time. Some glances were looks of curiosity,

of them were pointing at her as they whispered

closet, who then

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