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Meanwhile, Ethan was leaning against the doorja extremely cynical about the scene in front of him His divorce had been finalized last year, and since then, he had been burning evenafter his business

"Too bad Williaht," Ethan said "He and I could raise a toast to the happily single"

The iht Jack and Mary were dating Her eyes s with his fahtest bit at the corners The air was knocked straight out of Jack’s lungs

Did this mean she was finally ready to be more than friends who stole kisses from each other at every possible opportunity? And if so, what had changed her ed the subject as deftly as she rolled out the dough "The four of you rinned "Moet aith a daot aith plenty," Ethan countered Although, a et phanto me to my room"

"What about you?" Mary asked Jack

He gave her an innocent look "I was an angel"

Her blue eyes flared with heat for a split second at his use of the endear her, but then she shook her head and said, "I doubt that"

"You’ve got this joker figured out," Ethan said with a laugh as he sat down at the table with his brother and sister-in-law "How many times did you nearly burn the house doith one of your inventions gone wrong, Jack? The way I reular basis, just in case"

Ian looked up at his uncle, his voice solemn as he informed Jack, "Fire trucks are red"

He kissed his nephew on the nose "They sure are And what do you want to bet that’s the saht?"

Spending tihteen months had made Jack realize how much he liked kids But it wasn’t until he’d un to wonder what it would be like to have his own children

"Spaghetti!" Ian bounced in Jack’s arms as he shouted out the word, and all of theious