“Working together makes this really complicated,” I said. “This whole thing would be easier if I had fallen in love with Marcellino again.” He frowned. “But you couldn’t, because even though Marcellino is the perfect man, he is not the perfect man for you. I am.” “How do you figure that?” I asked, both charmed and affronted by his arrogance. “Because I fell in love with you on the other side of your greatest loss, your deepest grief,” he said. “I fell for the strong, determined, driven woman who you’ll always be, and I love you exactly as you are.” I felt my throat get tight. He cupped my
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