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His own fears and guilt could actually be worse than anything Susan and Bob--or any of the Mavericks--e? Did it change how badly he could still hurt her?

"Have you said hi to your e referred to her as Theresa, sa her what she was

"Tony said she’s packing up"

Susan pushed hio tell her breakfast is almost ready?" Then she called, "Tony, you have dibs on the first batch Get in here And bring your sister with you"

Susan God, she made him smile She always kneas best And never failed to let her brood knohat they needed to do

Tony practically galloped past him, Kelsey close behind

And he found hied froineered it, but he still could have turned around and followed everyone right back into the kitchen Yet there was a part of hied it was time

He rested a hand on the back of a chair and said, "Have you enjoyed yourself this weekend?"

Theresa looked more than a little surprised by this, as if she hadn’t expected Evan to seek her out But it wasn’t just Susan’s push It was the things Paige had reht in the bar That Theresa had had to make a choice If she’d tried to take him, his father would have e that out loud, Paige had opened so s crack nonetheless

"I have Susan and Bob--they’re wonderful"

"They are" Theresa couldn’t know the half of it

"And so is Paige You seem so happy when you’re with her Shehiirl he had a crush on It was instinctual for his ruff to go up--she had no right to act "e made him feel? She onderful

And he was so damned happy when he ith her, even if there were a e has alwaysto her through the kitchen door, and his heart flipped in his chest when she laughed He’d never felt anything like this before, not with anyone Only her He forced his attention back to Theresa "I’reat that you could meet Susan and Bob"

Her eyes wentfor more He knehat she wanted, for hiave her

Words he wasn’t sure he could ever say Just as he wasn’t sure he could say I love you to Paige

The growing tension broke when Tony walked into the dining roo tower of Pisa