title: The Things She Says
author:  Kat Cantrell 
description: "...and after this read I will never ever look at a man and the car he drives without thinking if it matches his emotions! A must read for all lovers of romance with a modern day twist."--5 of 5 stars from Romance Book Haven
zlib_text: Kat felt terrible. “I’ve ruined your night again. I’m so sorry, Easton.”
  
  He reached for her hand and squeezed it. “You could never ruin anything for
  me. I’m here because I want to be. I always want to be here for you, Kat. Why
  can’t you understand that? I can’t seem to prove that to you, even after all
  this time, after all we’ve been through together. Why can’t you believe that?”
  
  “Because I don’t deserve you.” There, she’d finally said the words. “Why would
  anyone give up his dream and spend years helping someone recover? What’s in it
  for you? Nothing I can see, except a sense of duty fulfilled. I don’t want to
  be your duty. I want to be your—”
  
  The truck swerved off the road and he put it in park.
  
  “My what, Kat? Look at me.”
  
  She sighed and turned her head.
  
  “What do I need to do to convince you my love for you is unconditional? My
  proposal last year was not a scheme to trap you here. It was an honest request
  for you to spend the rest of your life with me. The last five-and-a-half
  