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Author: Robyn Carr

"I think I was deprived by not growing up on a beach like this one," he said "They have so rabbed her hand "We’re a little crowded here, but I like the nights Especially football nights"

"I have al Landon play as he does," she said

"Let et up

"No, thanks"

"Anything? I’ood"

"You got it," he said, going inside He grabbed a beer and bottled water and was back on the deck before he began to wonder He handed her the water "No wine?"

She shook her head Then she snant?"

"I think so," she said "I haven’t taken a test yet, but I think so Boy, I give you a job to do and you don’t waste any tihed

He sat down beside her and just looked at her beautiful face He was stunned He reached a gentle hand to tenderly cup her cheek and jaw and she covered his hand with hers "When e know for sure?"

"I could try a pregnancy test now, but in several more days or even a week, the results will be more accurate I’m barely late"

"Are you okay with this?"

"It was my idea, remember"

"God," he said reverently "I’ve never been a father this way"

"Maybe I should ask if you’re okay with it," she said

"I must be," he said "I want to carry you upstairs and hed at hi translate into sex for you?"

"Everything to do with you," he adood for cigars Landon’s going to get a kick out of this And Rawley, who thinks I don’t knohat I’--"

"Let’s wait a little while," she said "Early pregnancy can be kind of iffy and I don’t want to get everyone all excited and then have to start over"

"What’s a little while?" he asked

She shrugged "Three months?"

He sat back in his chair "Sarah, I’ll never uess you won’t, will you?"

"Do you feel all right, baby?"

She grinned "I feel very excited Very happy Thank you, Cooper, my love You’re very efficient"

"I ao to bed Just on the off chance I haven’t knocked you up yet, this would be a backup plan"

Lou McCain hadof a whim Once her nephew, Mac, had taken a wife, the woman he’d been in love with for years, Lou knew she was not quite so essential to his household She’d spent ten years living with hi him raise his children, but now Gina was in residence And everyone knew, one wo attention to So she gave in to Joe’s pleas to say I do And she did

Joe lived in a nice bedroom coht for a couple It wasn’t fancy, but it was perfect with aover each other It was a little on the masculine side with leather furniture, dark wood and bold colors like rusty red, dark blue and ar, but she liked that it looked perfect for him Lou took over the second bathroom down the hall--she pointed out that she was too "htly different schedules--four days a week Joe would go to work at 2:00 pht, sometimes later And Lou worked five days a week in the Thunder Point middle school fro in while she was getting ready for work

But the best part? He loved to cook When they had their three evenings a week together, he was in the kitchen Lou was capable of getting so full-ti nephew and his fa as she could reet aith, frohetti sauce in the jar to frozen pizzas