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chocolate cake left.”
    Slinging her purse on her shoulder Mika smiled sadly. “I’m leaving. Can you lock up the warehouse behind me?”
    Cal took a few steps toward her but she moved back as if to ward him off. “I can but I guess I don’t understand. Why are you going? I thought we were making progress here.”
    “We are. We did. But we’ve said everything there is to say, don’t you think?”
    They’d beaten the dead horse of who was to blame, that was for sure, but it didn’t feel finished to Cal. It hadn’t ever felt that way and hadn’t he always known that deep down? That’s why he’d been terrified to come here and at the same time he couldn’t stay away. He wanted to be near her even though it hurt like hell.
    “It’s not over. We’re not done,” he growled, moving swiftly to cover the short distance between them. Before she could protest or push him away he’d gathered her in his arms, pressing her soft curves against every inch of himself. Nothing had felt this good since he’d left this damn town. “We still have this.”
    This was a kiss that splintered his soul into tiny slivers that pierced his already aching heart. He hadn’t known what had been missing in his life until this very moment.
    His Michaela.
    He’d been treading water, existing but not really living when they’d been apart. He’d pretended everything was fine, but hearing her say they had nothing between them anymore had finally pulled his head out of his ass. This couldn’t be the final page in their story. There was so much more if she’d just open herself up to the possibility.
    Was it too late?
    His lips slid over hers, seeking the answer even as her hands crept up his arms and wound around his neck. She tasted of chocolate and of something else… That essence he hadn’t found anywhere with anyone.
    She tasted of forever.
    As suddenly as the kiss had begun it was over, her hands pushing at his chest. He instantly stepped back, knowing that what he wanted was going to be a hard sell. All that stubbornness was still there and something about him brought it out of her in spades.
    Her eyes were wide and she was visibly trembling. He reached out to steady her but she shook her head and stepped away to press her palm to the table for support. Neither of them spoke for a moment, the tension and anguish between them palpable.
    “Don’t do that again.”
    Her voice was as shaky as her hands but she looked him right in the eyes when she said it. Without another word she practically sprinted to the front door, throwing it open so hard that it slammed into the wall behind it. She was gone into the night, leaving Cal standing there with warring emotions in his gut. Hope and despair brawling it out for supremacy.
    He was sure of one thing after tonight. There was still something between them and she felt it too. It might not be enough. Hell, he might not be enough but he had to try.
    Cal wanted Mika’s love and a second chance. But he sure as hell didn’t deserve it.

Chapter Seven
    CAL SAT ON his parents’ front porch the next day alongside his mother. They were enjoying the cool early morning weather with a cup of coffee and some fresh baked donuts he’d picked up at the diner on the way.
    “I shouldn’t be eating these.” Alice Faulkner bit into the chocolate frosted with a sigh of contentment. “But you’re a good son for bringing them. I guess if I don’t eat sweets too often it’s not so bad.”
    “I’m a lousy son but thank you. I had a hankering for them this morning and I thought you might like some too.”
    He’d barely slept last night after everything that happened with Mika. His mind had whirled with images of the past and possibilities for their future. Should they have one, that is. He knew she still had feelings but he wasn’t convinced that deep down she didn’t blame him for all that had happened.
    “Who told you that?” Alice scolded gently. “You are a good son. My favorite son.”
    He