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Suzy held up her hand, stopping him "Why do you have a new number?"

Gray shifted as if unco so a new nu deal Anyway, please take it easy while I’et" Before Suzy had a chance to question him further, Gray took her mouth in a kiss that left little roo else

All too soon he was gone, and Suzy was left with nothing but one very a, so let’s hear it before you explode"

Laughter shook Beth’s body, all attempts to act innocent lost "It’s just funny to see you over theremen look at you with that same expression when you blow in and out of a roo stares of every man in it"

"You’re crazy; I’ve never been one to leadlife so I’m hardly the serial dater"

"Oh sister, dear, I’ froo, men want you I doubt you have entered a room in your entire life and not immediately had the attention of everyone in it That’s one of the things I love about you, you’re totally clueless to the allure you hold with the opposite sex You of course um…dress to impress, but you don’t do it for anyone’s benefit; it’s just who you are If you wore a sack instead of your usual attire, et your attention, and you probably wouldn’t notice" With a fond smile, Beth added, "and that’s what makes you so special I feel sorry for people that never know that about you"

Suzy was touched by the sincerity in her sister’s voice It was true; she never really noticed attention from men unless they were very obvious about it Most would probably say she dressed just for attention, when in reality she dressed like she did because she’d always enjoyed having her own style, and if she was honest with herself, she also knew her parents would be appalled so that

The sound of the front door opening startled them both until they heard Nick’s voice boom out, "Hey ladies, your chauffer is here"

Beth looked down-right panicked as she de here?"

Before she could answer, Nick walked into the living roo smile "Gray said your appoint If you behave yourself, ill grab so crazy stuck in this house"

With that offer, Nick officially moved to the top of her list of favorite people She still felt like she’d survived a fight with a pit-bull, but the thought of being off the couch for a while today sounded heavenly Beth’s eyes were frantically darting around as if trying to tell her so She didn’t knohat her sister’s proble to have to suck it up Apparently she’d sell her sister out in a er

Suzy insisted on using her crutches on her way outside to Nick’s Car When they reached the curb where he was parked, she burst out laughing, while Beth looked around in confusion, obviously refusing to accept that the vehicle in front of thelory was a blue race to at least look e for him "Ok, ladies, have your fun, but I’ll have you know I lowered myself to this level for you My car is in the shop and the only loaners available were either a two-door or this lovely fas, a DVD entertaino from zero to sixty in about five seconds"

Suzy could hardly catch her breath she was laughing so hard Beth had joined in by this ti at the, "Coetter before we miss my appointment" As she reached for the back door, Beth was there listing all of the reasons that she should sit in the back and Suzy should take the front Finally, after she threatened physical violence with her crutches, Beth reluctantly took up the shot-gun position beside Nick after helping Suzy settle in the back of the van

Suzy spotted the DVD player and was unable to resist asking, "Hey Nick, do you have any movies in here? Maybe Barney?"

With a chuckle, Nick said, "very funny, but I wonder ould have been laughing if you and the princess up here had to fold yourselves in a two-door co, Suzy saw Beth’s head whip towards Nick at his ‘princess’ co each other She should talk to Nick about taking it easy on Beth; he probably didn’t understand how sensitive she was to coative in any way Maybe it was tiet laid’ That had actually worked out pretty well, she thought with a satisfied smile

Chapter Eleven

They arrived at the doctor’s office with only a few minutes to spare before her appointment Beth walked up to theto let them know they had arrived and Nick helped her into a seat Beth sat on one side and Nick on the other as if they were using her as a buffer between them Both Nick and Beth stood when the nurse called her naave him her best eye roll and said, "I think I can take it froo sit in your h Beth wasn’t usually so rude The nurse tried to hide her s a mini-van

Nick looked down at Beth and tweaked her nose saying, "Chill princess, there’s no reason to get your panties in a wad I’ll wait out here"

By this time, the nurse could barely contain her amusement as she ushered them down the hallway and to an examination roo, "What’s the deal with you and Nick? You two can’t be in a roo each other’s heads off" Good grief, she was sure that Beth actually just huffed at her question