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"Sure, that sounds great," she relented "But just a quick bite I’m not sure what my babysitter’s schedule is"

"No proble," he proed to lanced over at the twins

"You guys okay back there?"

"Yup," Jason said

"We’re counting how many times the car thu abo--"

Thump Thump

Her words died as she heard it loud and clear Oh shit

"Shit, shit, shit," she ly

She ignored the repri her speed The phone call had distracted her froht, and that her front tire was so flat it was a ht over

Miranda winced when the wheel beganover concrete Shit She hoped the ried

Da?" Sophie demanded as Miranda turned onto a side street and pulled over at the first available opportunity

"We have a flat tire, guys" With a sigh, she unbuckled her seat belt and flicked on the eate"

She hopped out of the sedan and walked around it to inspect the front passenger-side wheel Her spirits instantly sank Crap What on earth had she run over? The tire was co to find the culprit--a two-inch nail wedged in the jagged flap of rubber that had coood shape

Opening the passenger door, she leaned in to shut off the engine and yank the keys out of the ignition "Guess what," she told the twins

"What?" they said in unison

"Your e a tire for the first tih fives and ot two dubious looks

"That sounds hard," Sophie said frankly

Jason offered a thoughtful look "You can call Sef Sef can help"

Miranda bristled She was not calling Seth to co herself, the way she’d done her entire life She’d never needed a man to save her before, and she didn’t need one now

She’d definitely call hih They hadn’t had much of a chance to connect this week--she’d been busy at work and with the twins, and Seth had been away for two days on a traininghad actually worked out well because she had her period and she wasn’t one of those wo her ti at full capacity again, she was suffering from some serious Seth withdrawal

But there was still no way she was calling hiuys" She shot the look, then closed the door and rounded the sedan