He quickly glanced at her, not fully able to understand her ease in forgiveness. “One of the situations I need to deal with while I’m here, along with listing my apartment and resigning, is speaking with Juliette about our arrangement. She isn’t who I want. She never was. I guess I just didn’t realize that nothing in Illinois speaks to me. It’s not Colorado.” When she didn’t say anything, he continued with answers to her questions. “Any friends I have here will still be my friends when I leave. And this is just one part of my career. I was thinking Durango may need another attorney. Private practice has its benefits, too. There’s also the fact that Donald is retiring, and mom can’t handle the whole operation on her own,” he paused and glanced at her. Beautiful eyes gazed back at him. “Then

