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"I don’t think it’s the color but the intensity that getsas she s in Hector’s direction
"I agree," Roni s "It’s what you feel when he looks at you so deeply and profoundly It’s what ultimately did me in with Noah I’d never felt like that with anyone else" She turned to Nellie, s quickly in Abel’s direction, hoping he hadn’t heard anything because Roni wasn’t quite as hushed as Bianca, Nellie was relieved to see he was engrossed in the fight "No, I didn’t feel anything like that" Nellie sighed Not froht I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like the, but they’re deep blue His were," she stopped to think about it, "alht but still blue"
It was just distracting, but she’d felt nothing The only thing she could think of was that he’d probably be a good distraction from Abel He certainly was nice to look at Roni probed forshe knew so far about Sam "He’s does news commentary for a cable channel out of Detroit where he’s fro fa her nose, and Nellie wasn’t sure if Roni was disappointed that he wasn’t from around here or that his career was too similar to her ex-husband’s
"He said he travels a lot," she said, i it so loudly as Hector walked up fro his hand on her shoulder then kissing her te curiously
"The guy sheblue eyes, too, that corin as she lifted her empty plate from in front of her and stood up "Who wants cheesecake?" she asked as she walked into the kitchen
Nellie was nearly caught in Hector’s stare as he lifted a brow and his s Roni’s cue, she stood up, looking away fro eyes Were both Abel and Hector this territorial even over each other’s girls? Then she remembered the cruise It was the only ti of a period On more than one instance when Hector had stepped away fro, bright red locks, Abel had stepped up and stood next to her It was all he had to do His big, oh to deter even the eous admirers Noah had even teased that Charlee didn’t just have a boyfriend she had an entourage
Abel had played it down, saying he knew his hothead brother and that he was just controlling any sparks before his brother came back and it turned into an all-out blaze He said he didn’t want the kicked off the ship But Nellie sawhis little brother out of trouble It hat she’d seen in Hector’s eyes tonight They atching out for each other’s property
The way Charlee explained it was far more romantic than this theory sounded Charlee said that she and Hector owned each other’s hearts She’d long ago assured him she was completely his because he so often told her she owned his heart
Nellie’s own heart suddenly skipped a beat Was it possible that Abel had said sos for her? Could Hector be getting all hardnosed about herprotective over Abel’s feelings?
She cleared her throat, glancing back, andwhere he had been when she walked in Roni turned fro the cheesecake and set Roni all riled up, but she had no choice "Maybe we shouldn’t talk about ht in front of Hector and Abel" She lifted her hand at the sight of Roni’s raised brows "Not that I’ because I’ I’"
Roni stared at her for athe cheese cake she’d s back to face the counter "Maybe I was trying to rub it in"
This alara a little worried now "Okay, you still pro anything ht?"
"Yes," Nellie said in the ather It was far frouess Noah was beginning to worry likehis et upset when he heard about your date, so he asked hiht out, and Abel assured hi you take care of his needs and that he doesn’t have to worry about any drama or demands And then those photos of hiirl he’s doing just after you got back from that trip were all over the Internet and TV" She stopped and exhaled exasperatingly "I’m sorry I know it doesn’t bother you, but it pissesyou any favors, helping you unload your free spirit There are plenty of others out there who’d be willing to help out"