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"And?"

"I’ht this second"

"Boy or girl?"

Jahed "You didn’t listen very well"

"I did, too, and I want to knohat do we have? A boy or a girl?"

"Could be one of each," James informed hi twins?"

"That’s what I’ood news No, it’s great news The best!"

James had never heard Walter this excited--practically as excited as he was hi not one baby but two!

Suo directly ho the situation between her and Ja hi for his career, brought her to the verge of tears

What she wanted was to talk with herthe south in their motor home They weren’t due back for another month Summer received postcards every few days with the latest updates and randchild Wait till she told theht with a brief sood for the she knew the way, Su whether she was doing the right thing

It took her a full five et out of the car, walk up the steps and ring the bell

Elizabeth Manning answered the door Her face lit up armth "Summer! What a lovely surprise"

"I hope I haven’t come at an inconvenient ti her in "I wasday, so he’s out just now Can I get you a cup of tea?"

"No, thank you"

Elizabeth sat down in the living rooht if we talked in the kitchen?" Summer asked after an aard moment

"Of course"

"I…I’m aware that you barely know me, and it’s an imposition for hted to see you again"

"I… now she’d thought this through more carefully before she approached Ja across the south"

"Eric and I do quite a bit of traveling in our own motor home We visit Christy and her sister, Taylor, at least once a year Montana’s beco her hands into the bowl of halob of meat Expertly she formed it into a perfect round shape

"I really just wanted to thank you for everything you did the other night," Summer said "The party for James and me…"

She suddenly decided she couldn’t burden this woman with her troubles She would’ve welco her probleer to her

"When you know , "you’ll learn that I love throwing parties James has always been a special friend to our fae Naturally anted to celebrate"

Summer nodded "I didn’t think it was possible to love anyone so an to drip froo, but thank you I’ll see myself to the door"

"Su all right?"

Summer was in her car by the time Elizabeth appeared in the doorway She hurriedly started the engine and drove off, sure that she’d doneaway tears, Summer went home She walked into the house and up the stairs, then lay down on the bed and closed her eyes

She had to leave, but she didn’t knohere to go If she didn’t do it soon, she’d never find the courage Only minutes earlier, she’d declared to James’s family friend how deeply she loved her husband That was the truth, so doing as best for hi andsuitcase froht she’d need and carried it down to the car

At the lastJa to co and why But it was all so complicated, and in the end she sined her na it in an envelope

Tears streamed down her cheeks It wouldn’t be so bad, or so she attempted to convince herself The babies would be less than two months old when the election was over, and then she’d be free to return

If James wanted her back

James had seldom been in a betterlike a fool

His assistant didn’t knohat to think During a brief recess, he waltzed back to his office to phone Suht not have wanted to celebrate with lunch, but their news deserved soht on the town

While he was in his office, he ordered flowers for Summer with a card that said she’d made him the happiest man alive Twice He wondered what the florist wouldfour ti up rather than leave a ; he hoped the phone hadn’t disturbed her