“You planned this?” Zander’s wide grin is all the answer I need. He did do this. For me. For us. “I just thought you might want our last night here to be special… that’s all.” Zander’s cheeks heat, and he bites his lower lip. “And I wanted to show you how much it means to me that you came here. How much I want you to be here.” He looks like he’s trying to work up to saying something else. Something dangerous. It’s that weird twist in my chest again that prompts me to speak. I step past him and into the bedroom at the back of the small space. It’s nothing special, but it’s clean, and he has
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