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His words triggered another spurt of tears God It suddenly occurred to her that he was right She’d lost both of her parents, didn’t have any other family Clay was all she had

"I’ll try harder," she vowed "And not because I need your help Even if you said no right now, I’d still try" Squaring her jaw, she gestured to the carton of eggs sitting on the other counter "In fact, why don’t we start with breakfast?"

"I like the sound of that" Ss scrambled?"

She smiled "Yep"

As he headed for the counter, his deain "As for our little O’Donnell problem, you don’t have to worry, Sky I’ll take care of it"

Relief spiraled through her "Thank you"

And then she stood up and went to help her stepfather prepare breakfast

Chapter Fourteen

Teeks later

"Oh Jesus, don’t tell ed voice blared froe’s fist sla in the corner of his office

He pulled his ar in bewilderment "Of course not"

Reed strode inside "Yeah? Because it sure as hell looks like you’re training for so every evening before we open"