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Sain, she gently ran her fingertip over his left cheekbone "Where did you get this scar?"

"My brother Max and I were playing hockey He ended up switching to tennis after this"

"Is he the one who broke your nose, too?"

On a laugh that easily could have warht, he shook his head "That was all h before I tell you how it happened"

She made a cross over her heart "I promise"

"I walked into a wall"

She had to bite her lip to stop the laughter fro out When she was fairly sure she could speak without giggling, she asked, "How?"

One eyebrow raised, hue and hadhow the Shockley Diode worked I’d been up all night, and when I went to brag to Howie aboutaccomplishment, I somehow missed the doorway"

It was either laugh or kiss him, and since she’d ave in to the second But before their kiss could turn to more, she made herself take a step back

"Pictures" The word cah-pitched and breathless "I should show you the photos Especially since Howie and Jack will probably be here soon, and I--" Oh, how she hated the way the words would sound, even though she knew she had to say the the way Gerry did"

When, she asked herself again, would all those broken pieces inside her finally begin to heal?

She also hated seeing the flash of hurt that moved across Jack’s face before he quickly erased it and said, "Right, we should look at the pictures How do you feel about pepperoni and black olives on your pizza?"

Her storowled before she’d so much as opened her mouth to tell him she’d love that Larry and Howie pulled up outside a few minutes later, and as the four of thean n With Jack’s passionate kisses tingling on her lips all the while, Mary didn’t envy the three of them their easy camaraderie…because they made her feel she was one of the part of their team