Jesse reached out and took her trembling hands between his big, warm palms. Oh, God. What would he say? How great of an actor was he? She supposed she was about to find out. Jesse gently squeezed her hands. “I’ve always known you were the one, Ella Mae. There’s never been anyone but you,” he said slowly. “You were with me in Iraq even though you didn’t know it. I had your picture with me. Always. Yours was the first face I looked at when I woke and the last face I saw before going to sleep.” Her stomach fluttered, and her chest grew tight as she listened to his performance. Why was he doing
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