Her heard turned so her lips were at his ear. “I think that’s about as real as it gets,” she whispered.

“The cherry poppin’ conversation in your living room was the topic of conversati…”

“You strutted back and forth to the window at Fulsham’s Custard Stand five times…”

“I took in a deep breath and let it out. He had my back. He had my front. He had…”

“If someone like you, someone as unbelievably beautiful as you, as crazy and swe…”