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had already pressed herself hard and flat up against it, holding herself completely rigid. He didn’t have to ask anything else—he knew.
    Bo didn’t handle deep emotions well. They scared the hell out of her. She had closed herself off when she’d lost her mother and even though she might let people matter to her, she still kept them at a careful distance. That was why she was marrying David. She wouldn’t have to worry about completely falling in love with him.
    That was why she’d run from him—she didn’t want to let Logan in. She loved him just as much as he loved her. Knowing how badly she handled any kind of serious commitment, he knew love terrified her. “You want to know why I think you ran?” he murmured against her ear. “I’ll tell you.”
    Bo simply closed her eyes and dropped her head. Logan laughed and slid his arms around her waist. He nuzzled her neck and said, “I’m starting to figure it out but why don’t you tell me?”
    She muttered softly, “This whole mess is insane, Logan, you know that?”
    “Answer me, Bo. Tell me why you ran.”
    Bo lifted her head a little and glared at him from under her lashes. He kissed her nose and continued trying to cajole it out of her.
    Logan didn’t do playful much and it was a good thing. That charming smile, his whispered demands were just a little too endearing. She was trying to remember what he’d done—kidnapped her, hauled her off to some cabin by a lake—and she still wasn’t sure she completely understood the reasons.
    Liar . She remembered the look in his eyes when she had put her ring on. Fury. Possession. Jealousy. Yeah, possessiveness was definitely one of the reasons he’d done this but not because of some weird competition thing. He really did love her. Suddenly, her throat went tight and she had to struggle to get air in.
    Love . The real thing .It was something Bo had avoided most of her life, even if she didn’t like to admit it. His hand pressed against her cheek and he eased her face back up to his. “Look at me, Bo. Don’t be afraid.”
    Afraid? She wheezed out a harsh breath of air and blinked, trying to focus on his face. Afraid didn’t really cover it. Terrified did. Yeah, terrified was good.
    “You and me, we can do this. Hell, we’ve been handling it most of our lives. Doing it together can’t be any harder than doing it apart.”
    His lips touched hers and she mumbled against his mouth, “Wanna bet?”
    Logan laughed. His other arm wrapped around her waist and he pulled her tight against him. He’d managed to slip his hand inside her shirt so his arm was pressed against her naked back and her breasts were crushed against his chest. “Yeah, why not? I’ve been going without you for years, Bo, and it’s hell. I don’t want to do it anymore.” He bit her earlobe gently and then muttered, “Come on, Bo. Tell me.”
    She turned her head and murmured into his ear, so softly, so quietly, she wasn’t sure he could even hear her. But by the look on his face when he looked down at her, he’d heard her.
    He bent his head and whispered against her lips, “That will work for now. But sooner or later, I’m going to make you scream it.”

Epilogue
     
    “Ouch.”
    David looked up from the ring in his hand to find Dusty staring at him from the doorway. Outside, he could hear a car door slam. From the window, he could see the drive and he couldn’t resist moving to watch as Logan held the door open for Bo.
    His right hand was throbbing and his knuckles looked a little swollen. That pain was nothing to what he felt inside though, as he watched Logan drive away with Bo at his side. As much as it hurt, David couldn’t say he was too surprised.
    “You eavesdrop too much,” he said tiredly to his cousin as Dusty walked into the room and joined David at the window.
    Dusty just shrugged. “Bad habit.” They watched until neither of them could see the car anymore. Dusty was the first to move. He turned and braced his