Duke smiled at her.“Are you sure?”
She nodded.“Yes.”
He didn’t say anything else as he led her over to the couch.Once she was seated, he went into the kitchen and returned shortly with a glass of water.She reached for the box with hands more steady than she expected.
Duke joined her on the couch as she took the pill.After she put the glass of water back down, he pulled her into his embrace.
“I will always have your back, Bailey,” he vowed.“I plan to spend the rest of our lives proving that to you.”
“I’m going to hold you to that,” she murmured as she rested her head against his chest.
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