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Claire size Your kids are adorable"

"I think so too" Miranda stood up and searched the room for her husband "Seth, help me with the turkey?" she called out

Seth didn’t even hesitate With a beer in hand, he abandoned his conversation with Dylan and Cash, and dashed into the kitchen with his wife

"Oh, he’s so whipped," Jen said with a laugh "I absolutely love it"

Claire glanced back at the blonde, as sitting right beside her Aidan was on Claire’s other side; he wasn’t touching her, but the heat of his thigh and scent of his aftershave were coers to her, and a part of her felt like an interloper

At least until Jen grabbed her hand and squeezed it tightly "Look, I pro blue eyes "He thinks it’s inappropriate holiday subject matter But I just want you to know that Dylan’s brother is a total douchebag"

Claire choked out a giggle "Wow Well That’s honest"

"I’uy, I absolutely hate"

"Me too," Holly Scott chiht after Dylan joined the teaars Do I look like a cigar aficionado? Why did he pick me, of all people, to have that conversation with?"

"At least you didn’t get the golf talk," Jen told her sister-in-law "When I ood half hour about the new putter he bought"

Claire sighed "Yeah, Chris is really obsessed with that putter"

"I’ day" Jen’s voice was laced with genuine syivable and you deserve a whole lot better"

"Thanks But if I’h with it I think I knewhim would be a mistake, but I just couldn’t ad off," Jen declared "I can’t believe someone like that is actually related to Dylan Dylan’s like the sweetest guy on the planet"

"He’s been pretty wonderful these past couple of weeks," Claire confessed

"Hey, sis, co voice sounded froain "I love how I’ve become their referee Every ti I’ll back theo with you, hon," Jen’s sister-in-law offered with a laugh "That way you can take Cash’s side and I’ll take Carson’s, and everyone’s happy"

Claire grinned as the tomen excused themselves That left an ee of

Dylan, who’d been chatting with Matt and Savannah, i up when he spotted Claire’s new couch mate He didn’t march over like a caveman, but he did keep an eye on theer are you in town for?" Jackson asked in that deep, sexy voice of his