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Her th to answer, but her voice was firm when she finally spoke "Jason lives overseas now and remarried We decided it would be best for him not to confuse Becca, so he stays out of both our lives" A fierce light glis to me"

"But he’s her father! Does he even call? Check on her? Ask for pictures?"

She yanked her hand back as if she’d been burned "No Please let it go for now This is not the time to talk about it"

A curse blistered fro there was more to the story But this wasn’t the place--not with Becca here and no time to really delve into the past He’d let her keep her secrets, but to ain Honesty was key

"Fine I’ll let it go For now"

She let out a breath "Thank you"

He nodded and deliberately took her hand back in his Her gaze was pure stubbornness, as if she was deciding whether or not to allow hi her, but then her muscles relaxed and a hint of a smile curved her lips

Good It was ti anywhere

Becca ran back to the table, ju up and down as the first stanza of Britney’s classic schoolgirl hit blasted fro off-key and butchering the song so badly she broke into hysterics

Maybe it was better this way They were forging a new future, and that would take trust Herup oldbrand-new

He pushed aside the niggling worry in his gut and concentrated on enjoying his time with both of thehter, who’d paused on her way to her rooan, kicked off her sneakers, and now regarded Sydney with a curiosity that had never been in evidence before

Sydney tried to act casual "You’ve always liked Tristan, right, honey?"

Her daughter nodded, her red curls flopping with the normal enthusiasm of youth "Sure He never talked to h"

Nerves ripped through her Sydney leaned against the counter, wondering how deep this conversation would go Wondering if this was the tied "No, I just didn’t knoas so funny and nice" She tilted her head, as if co to call hiave me flowers"

She chose her words carefully "I think if you feel co hands Are you dating?"