Part 54 (2/2)

”But she also said that sometimes she feels like she's in

compet.i.tion with you-and she doesn't like that at all.”

”Oh...” Maggie's smile faded.

”I tried to explain to her that the way I feel about you

doesn't in any way affect or diminish my feelings for her.

And I know she's trying hard to be very mature and under-

standing about all this, but she openly admitted that she

doesn't want to share me with anyone else right now.”

”Oh...”

”And when you think of all she's been through-I mean,

her mom, the stepdads, the live-in boyfriends-well, it's not

all that surprising, I suppose.”

”No, not at all. I understand it completely.” More com-

pletely than she cared to admit, for the truth was, she didn't

Lwant to share Jed with anyone else right now either. But for

Leah's sake, and because she was the adult here, she knew

she would have to at least try.

”And so...” He bent his face closer to hers, his strong fin-

gers still wrapped securely around her own. ”I told Leah that

maybe you and I could sort of.. well.. .put our relations.h.i.+p

on hold for the time being, just long enough to give her some IF'.

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time to adjust to everything.” He smiled down at her. ”It

doesn't change how I feel about you a bit.”

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