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Still, Daniel wasn’t sure what to make of Theresa Collins Her life had been hard, and the years had taken their toll She was his iven her for leaving hiet there himself

He’d seen the bruises Evan’s dad had left on his done to your friends than it was the things people did to you Especially when Daniel had grown up with the best parents possible He si hiiveness, so Daniel orking on that

"Here’s to finding fa the love of your life in the process," his mother toasted

She wore a beautiful slea that Evan would conize the wo

Hell, they’d all known Paige was the sister Evan should have ured it out He was a ith nuuy was definitely slow on the uptake where ot there eventually Just like Will and Sebastian and Matt had It was about time that Evan found happiness He’d never looked e had never looked more beautiful She wore a celebratory red dress, and Evan hadhearts in his eyes

Yeah, his friend had found a jehich was a rarity in this world when the majority of women Daniel met wanted his money first and hie

Evan had paid cash for the house so they could make the h he had no Valentine sweetheart--and didn’t need one, thank you very , as usual

After the toasts, everyone explored the house and property The house itself, located in the Los Altos Hills--was far more modest than the Atherton behemoth, not more than five thousand square feet But it had hoe and Evan, a couple of extra bedrooe for the Mortimers, who of course, had coarden out back and a yard that would easily fit the playsets and soccer games for the children Daniel hoped his friends would soon have

The hoe suited Evan He’d never laughed as hard, never so--though Lyssa hadn’t been able to make it, due to the job she still needed to dump Jeremy had co with Jorge, the son of Ari’s friend Rosie, dragging the roo soo blocks

Ari’s brother, Gideon, had sent his regrets He was a quiet one and difficult to know But Daniel had found him to be a hard worker since he’d started at Top-Notch Ari’s friends Rosie and Chi elco with Rosie’s dyna exponentially Pretty soon, he thought with a grin, they’d have to find his parents a bigger house in Chicago just to handle the holiday parties

Francine Ballard accompanied Sebastian and Charlie Daniel loved Charlie’s mom, and he plopped down on the sofa beside her while Charlie was off getting the elderly wo?" He took one of her arthritic hands in his