He summoned control, Sara felt Simon's arms secure around her waist, as looked down into his eyes. Her world had just been upended. He was shaking his head.

“You put me through hell. You’ve turned my life inside out and upside down. Letting you walk out of that apartment was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but I had to let you go…and I just prayed that you’d come back to me. And you have.”

He reached up a hand and pulled her head down to his, kissing her deeply. Sara was still ...