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He stepped back and pushed his hands into his pockets, facing the door. Her knees weakened and she sagged into the wall.
“Are you in love with him?”
Self-preservation kept her quiet. He watched her through the mirror.
“I have to get back.” She slipped past him, but he caught her arm.
“Let me see you tonight.”
“Harrison—”
“Please. I just want to talk. You owe me that much.”
She balked. “I owe you?”
“You didn’t come to the funeral.”
Shame washed over her, and she lowered her stare. “I couldn’t.”
“I needed you there.”
She shut her eyes. If he needed her, he wouldn’t have left. “No, you didn’t.”
“Well, I wanted you there.”
“Harrison, please.” Her voice strained around the lump forming in her throat. “Don’t make me feel bad for having boundaries.”
He lifted her chin and searched her eyes. “Tell me you’re not in love with him.”
“I don’t love him,” she whispered. “But I’m here with him, and I have to get back.”
“Meet me tonight. Eleven o’clock, in the parking lot of O’Malley’s.”
“Fine. But I have to go.”