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I had to admit, Knox’s sister was pretty She had dark hair and eyes, just like hiile and feminine, whereas he ca boobs, too As she bounced the fussing infant, they stretched and heaved under her shirt

Garrett liked big boobs on girls I’d co at porn too often not to know this He’d probably like these--

And that’s when I realized I was checking out sos under her eyes

Mercedes Parker looked way too young to be that worn Sympathy flared inside h When shea head full of thick red hair Then she turned enough so that I could see the child’s face, especially her bright blue eyes

"Oh ape at the kid

I knew I’d spoken out of turn the moment the words left my mouth, but my mother still felt the need to squeeze my arm, hard

I sucked in a pained breath "I mean She just She looks--" Mother’s squeeze turned into the beginning stage of amputation, so I sed the rest of lared at er brothers callare at me Mother and I were sadly outnued toward her, al Parkers, only to discover ned

I have no idea ould’ve spoken first, or what they would’ve said, but the standoff was interrupted by the dinging of the bell over the entrance of the hardware store as the door swung open again Hauling a fifty-pound bag of dry dog food over one shoulder and cradling a brown paper sack under the other ar when he found his family halted just outside the door

"What’s the holdup?" A split second later, his gaze connected with mine

He pulled his head back, and his lips parted Then he shifted his gaze to rew dark Jaw hard, heto see here"

My chin tre past and casting us one final collective glower as they did I was grateful Knox had saved us frolare, but I was also insulted that he’d called

He waited at the end of his faaze once more between s by uttering a quiet, "Ladies," in a respectful if not tight-lipped voice before he stepped past us and trailed after the rest of the Parker clan