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He looked as if he didn’t believe her "It’s not?"

She raised her plate high, then dropped it It shattered spectacularly "Nope See? Like I said Happens all the time"

He stared at her She decided he was still entirely too tense and so dropped, in rapid succession, both their juice glasses and his bread plate

"Accidents will happen," she said cheerfully as the bread plate broke against the wall "See, Gary?

They’re just thingsYou can always buy s "

"Won’t--won’t Dr Dean be mad?"

"Dr Dean just wants to knohat the heck you two are up to"

Gary ju at thehis head

"Gary had an accident," Kara explained "Then I had several"

Jared’s lips hite as he pressed therinned at the sound and Gary visibly relaxed

"I’ll clean it up," Gary said timidly

"Freeze," Jared ordered and Gary froze "You’re both in socks Gary, I’ rooross bulk, but I’ll think of soht," she h the lass slivers, picked Gary up and carried him out Then he returned for her

"I can do it," she said doubtfully "I’m pretty coordinated"

He snorted "Says the wo Just stand still" He scooped her up with a theatrical groan, stole a kiss, then staggered into the living roo next to their neighbor, Ava

"Well, hi," Kara said, surprised, as Jared put her down and returned to the kitchen "I didn’t know Jared had brought coretfully She was a char sons, both of whom had been over to play with Gary She and Kara had absolutely nothing in common and Kara didn’t know if she liked Ava because of that, or in spite of that "I just need to call the locksmith Jack took ed toward the door She had an idea why Jared had brought Ava over "Did you try the back door?"

"No, but I know it’s locked," Ava assured her "It’s always locked"

"Still It never hurts to try Let me check it for you Keep an eye on Gary for s," Gary reported solerabbing her s But that doesn’t mean Ava should be stuck outside for the six hours it’ll take a locksrinned She was hopelessly in love She had a baby on the way and nice neighbors and was finally part of the systeood way, a helpful way She was , wonderful ot to crack the occasional lock

Life was good And, in a way, it was all because of Ole One Eyebrow

Kara laughed and bent to the lock