Chapter 27
Nat tilted her head so that the back of hers touched his. She savored the smell of his after shave mingled with the brawny odor of his anxiety. "I didn't mean to confuse you, Chris. I wanted to be quite open about my intentions."
"I got the message... I think."
"That I love you, and want to spend the rest of my life with you. Of course, if you don't feel the same way, I'll just have to bear it and go on... at least I hope I can."
"Please, I wouldn't want you to do anything drastic."
His response hardly sounded encouraging, and she slumped forward. "Does that mean you don't love me? Chris, tell me the truth!"
"Nat, right now I don't know what to think, let alone feel. I'm tired, fed up, put upon, if not just plain cranky."
She tried to sniff back the new round of te
