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She knew he was talking about Kevin and she wasn’t sure what to
say. He seemed to understand that she’d both loved and hated her
husband. “I never wanted him to die,” she began. “I just wanted
to be left alone.”
“I know.”
She turned tentatively toward him. “Are we going to be okay? I
mean, after all this?”
“I suppose that depends on you.”
“Me?”
“My feelings haven’t changed. I still love you, but you need to
figure out whether your feelings have changed.”
“They haven’t.”
“Then we’ll find a way to work through all this together because I
know I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”
Before she could respond, one of the firemen called out to them
and they turned in his direction. He was working to free
something, and when he stood he was holding a small safe.
“Do you think it was damaged?” Katie said.
“It shouldn’t be,” Alex answered. “It’s fireproof. That’s why I
bought it.”
“What’s in it?”
“Mainly records, but I’m going to need them. Some photo disks
and negatives. Things I wanted to protect.”
“I’m glad they found it.”
“So am I,” he said. He paused. “Because there’s something in
there for you, too.”