Page 96 of Tempting Irish

“When?”

“I don’t know. She was getting into a cab with that douchebag lighting guy when I saw her. Think they were going to the airporttogether.”

“She wouldn’t leave without saying goodbye toEmer.”

“Ye told her not tocome.”

“I didn’t mean…” I drag my fingers through my hair and curse loud enough for one of the nurses at the nursing station to look up and glare atme.

“What are ye going to do?” Cillianasks.

“I don’tknow.”

“Ye’re going to let her go?” He raises an eyebrow atme.

“What else am I supposed todo?”

“Ask her tostay.”

I did. Maybe not the way Cillian is implying now, but I told her she belongedhere.

“I’m not talking marriage and kids.” Cillian goes on, still frowning at me like I’m the world’s biggest idiot. “Just ask her to move here. See where itgoes.”

My chest constricts. I’d barely let myself think about next week, so the thought of marriage, or kids, or having a real life with Bree; it rocks my entirefoundation.

“I saw that.” Cillian chuckles, shaking hishead.

“What?”

“Yer eyes, they went all…soft.”

“Shutup.”

He keeps grinning at me stupidly. “Ye’re in love withher.”

“No.”Maybe. I rough my palms over my face. “Fuck.”

“But when I mentioned marriage and kids, ye got this look on yerface.”

“Drop it,asshole.”

“Admit it. Ye’re thinking aboutit.”

“Maybe. But ye said yerself, she’sgone.”

“Ye still might be able to catch her. And even if she is, are ye really going to let a few thousand miles get in the way ofhappiness?”

“I don’t even know if she wants tostay.”

“This is her home. She belongs here. Just give her a reason tostay.”

He’s right. I need to tell her how I feel. If I don’t, I’ll regretit.

“Here, take my car and phone.” Cillian hands his keys and cell to me. When I don’t immediately leave, he growls out, “Go.”

Exhaustion blurs my vision as I race down towards the elevators, cursing when I realize I don’t even know where the hell Cillianparked.

It takes me ten minutes before I find his damn car. I plug my cell into the car charger, and head north towards theairport.

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