Zoe still had her pride. If he wasn’t going to take the final leap, then she wasn’t about to beg for him to give it to her.

It was the dead of night and she was cuddling in his embrace, listening to his heartbeat quietly.

“What’s on your mind, Mason?”

Holding her tight, he said affectionately, “You’re a little different tonight.”

She lied and said, “It’s probably because I’m reluctant to leave Hucksburgh. It’s a beautiful city.”

Chuckling, he said, “If you love it, we can stay longer the next time we come here. What do you say if we bring Yanni and Jamie along?”

Instead of responding to him, she snuggled up to his neck.

She had decided. She’d leave him.

He might not be thrilled with it, but he was such a proud man that she was sure he wouldn’t get hung up over a lady.

She knew that she wasn’t that important to him. Even if she was gone, Ramona would be there to soothe him and make him happy!

However, that didn’t mean she didn’t have any trouble leaving him behind. She ha