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Story: Doyle

“This is a pre-presentation pep talk.”
Oh?
And then he leaned in and kissed her. Sweetly, his hand around her neck, his thumb caressing her face, not rushed, not urgent, gentle and perfect and exactly the inspiration she needed.
He was impulse and safety and the future she hadn’t known she needed until he’d shown up, and kept showing up, whether she asked him to or not.
Because that’s what love did.
He lifted his head, his eyes meeting hers. “You are so beautiful,Tia.Just so we’re clear.”
She laughed. “We’re clear.”
“Good.” He pulled away from her. “Presentation time. Let’s do this, boss.”
She laughed. “Codirector.”
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