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She blinked, obviously startled Cal and Dalton tittered like teenagers, clearly enjoying the show, but Tristan didn’t care He wassubtle wasn’t the way to do it He intended to claian with his own fa around He wanted their relationship in the full light of day

"Thank you" He ached to kiss the blush fros anyone ever said to azes locked Her jade eyes filled with e dark still flickered there, as if an innate fear that hadn’t been spoken was still lodged between theet her to trust hi her ar in "Tristan, I just swooned That was soro his aret her into bed"

Morgan gasped "Cal! There are children here!"

Dalton burst out laughing "This is awesorowled "They’re all huddled around the witch and can’t hear ht?"

She softened, reaching up to push back his mussed hair "Every day," she said

The cave beat that His brother was certifiably nuts about his fiancée If it weren’t so damn cute, Tristan would torture hi the arrival of pizza The next hours passed in a blur of princess ga he’d ever seen

Though watching Sydney shimmy and shake to the beat of "Let It Go" was pretty hot

When the three-tiered pink-frosted cake ca "Happy Birthday," he had to adot a little emotional He had no idea why, unless it was the joy on Becca’s face, and the way she looked at her mother, surrounded by friends and fa to affect him

Becca opened her presents the way she see paper scattered the floor as each new prize was revealed, and she gushed over each one, iver feel special When she ca if he should take a break to get some air

"This one’s from Tristan," Becca read from the envelope She looked up and s to wait it out It wasn’t big or gaily wrapped, just a simple card with a pink bow stuck on it She probably wouldn’t even like it, but he knew she’d be polite anyway He should’ve stuck with a doll or stuffed ani with kids

She pulled out the card and studied it Slowly her expression changed froht With a whoop, she ju her hands in the air like she’d won the lottery

"It’s horseback-riding lessons!" she screa to ride a real horse!"

Her friends shared respectful glances, and he puffed up a bit Guess he’d scored after all

"Thank you, Tristan!" She flew across the rooht her just in tilittery hair A surge of fierce protectiveness took hirip He didn’t knohere it came from or what it aze met and held Sydney’s He hoped it was okay with her, since he hadn’t vetted the present Uh-oh, e was a bad idea?

"Excusethe room Tristan quickly followed her out to the front porch

She gripped the handrails, staring out at the woods He ently on her shoulders

"Are you okay, sweetheart? It’s not like I got her an actual horse"