Page 45 of Reunion With Benefits

“I’m sorry. Sorry I didn’t listen or trust you.” He brushed her hair off her cheek. “Sorry I didn’t punch my dad in the face.”

“I don’t want to come between you.”

Spence almost laughed at that. Might have if she didn’t look so serious. “Not possible. There’s no relationship to ruin. Not anything meaningful.”

“Don’t say that.”

Spence refused to get into that argument now. She was decent and loving and probably thought Eldrick might have some good hidden down deep inside him. Spence knew better. Even with Beth’s coaxing, Eldrick would never be a guy Spence trusted around Abby. Not again.

He needed her to understand Eldrick wasn’t between them. “But this—us—it is worth saving.”

Her eyes got all shiny. “So, we’re in this.”

A lump clogged his throat, but he swallowed it down. “We’re in it.”

Her mood switched again. This time to playful as she climbed on top of him. Straddled his hips.

“Good. Now we can have dinner.” She poked him in the chest. “I seem to remember you owing me a burger.”

“At your service, ma’am.”

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