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even a little ruthless.  This was no t the man she knew and she wasn’t sure what to expect.
    “You’re lying, Kaylie,” he stated, crossing his arms over his chest.
    She scowled at him.  “No, I’m not.”
    The corners of his mouth twitched.  “I’ve been a cop for years, Kay, and I’ve known you for even longer.  I know when someone is lying to me.  The question is: what are you lying about?”
    Kaylie carried her sandwich and soup to the kitchen table and plopped down in her chair.  Maybe if she ignored him, he would go away.  She took a spoonful of soup and cringed.  Cold tomato soup was not her favorite thing.
    Suddenly, Jake yanked her chair away from the table and spun her around.  He leaned over so that his face filled her vision.
    “Answer me, Kaylie.  What are you lying about?  Are you lying about moving on or are you lying about never having a home and family with me?”
    She put her hands to his shoulders and shoved but the big ape was too solid and didn’t budge.  “Move back, Jake.”
    He responded by resting his hands on the back of the chair behind her shoulders, trapping her between his arms.  When she kicked him in the shin, he didn’t even flinch, just set his legs on the outside of her knees so she couldn’t kick him anymore.
    Feeling cornered and extremely irate, Kaylie tried to shove him again.
    “Move back, Jake!” she shouted.
    “Not until you answer me.”
    “Fine!   I’m not really over you.  I’ve tried.  I’ve dated, a lot, but it just doesn’t feel right with anyone else.  I want to move on, but it hasn’t happened.  It’s stupid and crazy.  It’s been six years.  Any normal, sane woman would have found someone else, probably someone better by now.”
    Jake grinned down at her as she finished her tirade and Kaylie crossed her arms over her chest and scowled at him.
    “Move back, Jake.”
    He did.  Only, when he stood, he yanked her up with him and wrapped his arms around her waist.
    “I was right,” he muttered, still smiling.
    Kaylie tried to shove away and grunted when he refused to loosen his grip.
    “It doesn’t change anything, Jake.  It really doesn’t,” she insisted.
    He shook his head.  “Of course it does.  You never got over me.  I never got over you.  We were meant for each other Kaylie, we were just too young and stupid to know it six years ago.”
    She continued to scowl at him.  “We?  Not we, Jake, you.  You didn’t talk to me or you have known that I thought you were my soul mate.”  She poked him in the chest with her index finger.  “So, the last six years were all your doing and your fault.”
    He nodded.  “You’re righ t.  It was my fault.  And you’re also right, I was too young and probably not as ready to settle down as I thought.  I also think you weren’t really ready to settle down either.”
    Kaylie quit struggling to get away.  “Dammit, Jake, how am I supposed to stay mad at you when you admit you were an idiot?”
    Before she could move, he kissed her quickly.  “You can’t.   That’s why I admit when I’m wrong.  My dad did the same thing and it kept him out of trouble with my mom.”
    He looked so completely and utterly smug that Kaylie had to laugh.
    “Sound s like your dad was a smart guy,” she said.
    Jake cupped the back of her head and tucked her face into his neck.  “Yep.  I learned from the best, which is probably why they’re still happily married after thirty-six years.”
    Kaylie allowed her body to relax.  It had been so long since she felt this way, comforted and content.  Other men in her life had held her, but it just didn’t have the same sense of rightness that she felt with Jake.
    For a long time, they stood in her kitchen, holding each other.  Kaylie’s stomach growled and Jake laughed.
    “Okay, I’ve kept you from your dinner long enough.”  His stomach growled too.  “Um, care to share?”
    Kaylie shook her head.  “I’ll order pizza.  I