Mike nodded.Just before he walked out, he turned back to look at Miranda and spoke again.“Miranda.”He said her name softly, his voice as gentle as ever.Miranda paused and looked up at him.Sunlight streamed in from the hallway behind him, outlining him in gold. He met her eyes, clear and steady, and said, “We may just be friends now, but if you ever need anything, at any time, all you have to do is ask. I’ll be there.”His voice was quiet, but it carried the steadiness and strength of a soldier.It was not a confession, and it was not flirtation. It was something deeper than that, a promise that went beyond romance.Looking at the man standing before her, so open in his gaze and so steady in the way he carried himself, Miranda felt a sting in her nose. She nodded softly, her eyes damp but smiling.“I know. Thank you, Mike.”Mike smiled too, the same bright, easy smile as always, as warm as the sunlight behind him. After one last look at Miranda, he turned and walked out o
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