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She wiped her eyes quickly, hoping they hadn’t noticed. “Thank you for coming. I’ve been so worried, and I’ve missed you both so much.”
“Hey, nothing to thank us for.” Seth meshed his fingers with hers, and when he did she held his hand tightly against her, afraid he was about to say goodbye and leave.
Adrian grinned, and then gave a quick sidelong glance at Seth, who nodded back at him. Seth cleared his throat. “We were talking, while we were waiting for the case to be heard, and we were kind of wondering,” he frowned, “that is, if you aren’t seeing anyone else at the moment?”
She shook her head emphatically.
His frown lifted somewhat. “Would you like to go out with one of us, for a proper date?”
Lily stared from one to the other of them, unsure what this meant. “With one of you? Is this like…an ultimatum?”
Adrian put his hand on Seth’s shoulder and squeezed it, taking over. Seth looked relieved. “What Seth is trying to say is that we both want to see you again, but we know that you might not want to do that, not now you’re back in your normal life. Things were special back there in Wales, and we both know that. It’s up to you though, Lily. If you only want to see one of us, we’ve agreed that the other one will take it on the chin and bow out quietly.”
Her breath felt trapped in her lungs, her chest tight and her heart beating wildly. “What if I want to see both of you again?”
It was a risk. Perhaps they wanted her to choose one or the other, but she couldn’t do that.
Adrian’s smile grew.
Seth’s eyes were filled with hope, but his eyebrows were still drawn together. “Thing is, I want to see you again, real bad. But I can’t be there all the time for you like Adrian can, not in my line of work. You’d have to say you’d accept that, up front.”
She could see how hard this was for him, and as she considered her response she drew his hand to her lips, kissing it gently. “I understand that.”
They closed in, both of them, enfolding her. She shut her eyes, savoring that feeling of being surrounded by them, of being loved by them both, wanting them both.
“You’re sure?” Seth whispered against her ear, as he kissed her cheek.
The arrogant policeman who needed to be reassured.
Adrian squeezed her bottom, making her smile.
The sensitive accountant, who didn’t need to ask.
Deep in her heart, she’d always known that this was truly inescapable. She nodded at them both, her emotions soaring. “I’m sure, very sure.”
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