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Mary turned to pick up her glass of wine fro at her She’d seen desire on his face She’d seen admiration and respect in his eyes But until this moment, she’d never seen such warmth

So much warmth that, if she didn’t know better, she would have said it looked like love

Chapter Ten

"I never thought I’d see one of the world’sa kid drool all over her" Ethan shot Jack an incredulous look "How’d you ain?"

"Pure luck" Jack stillthe line, I ht"

"That’s just how I felt the day Iacross the room at his ith love in his eyes "And I’ve felt that every day since"

Jack had never tried to fight what he felt for Mary, not when it had been so strong and clear from that first moment they’dmore important to him than the work that had held his focus for over a decade, he thought he should at least try to apply to the two of theuments and calculations that he had always lived by

But it had taken hi her read to his little nephew to realize that all the brilliant analysis in the world didn’twhen it came to love

People had often called Jack Sullivan a genius Now he’d finally prove they were right by being sh to listen to as in his heart

Jack wanted Mary as ue He wanted her as ly beautiful woman who made his blood sihed so easily with a toddler He wanted the wo even as he tried to turn them to rubber with a kiss He wanted the woly beautiful face He wanted the wo models so that their mothers would know they were safe

Claudia put Ian into his arood on ht"

Mary ran a hand over Ian’s soft, dark hair, then followed Claudia into the kitchen

Mary drew Jack like a net, so he turned to Ian and asked, "Want to follow the pretty ladies to see what they have for us towhite teeth in a ave the little boy a kiss on his forehead "Let’s see what goodies we can find hiding in Uncle Ethan’s kitchen"