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I rolled my eyes at her purposely obtuse attitude and pulled her a little closer so that she was the only one that could hearon Sunday e’re both off"

She blinked at lossy mouth dropped open in silent denial I could see the indecision flash in her eyes but I just smiled at her and told her, "Don’t worry What I have innad in it"

She wrinkled her nose at me and shook her arm free "Fine" She always had been defiant There was no way she was going to turn irls

I nodded in satisfaction "Don’t dress like that, though"

Her ebony eyebrows furrowed together and her cheek twitched at et a little dirty I’ll pick you up around noon Grab the dog; he can come, too"

I could see I had her curiosity piqued but I didn’t give her a chance to ask anythat took us both back in time, put us in a place where we ree and weight of the past holding us down I thought I had a perfect idea

I sain and slid past Salem to head down the stairs I made sure to press into her space, to brush across her chest just so I could feel her quick intake of breath

"Congratulations again, Shaw This is going to be an awesome adventure for you and Rule Remy needs a little playmate"

Salenant?"

Shaw nodded "We waited untila doctor to know for sure and Rule wanted to tell Rome and his parents first"

Salehed The sound was husky and rich "I haven’t been in this city for very long but even I know adding ood ti for the two of you"

And just like that I was outnuet away fast enough

Rule orking on a client and bent intently over an intricate design of a Hindu god that spanned a burly man’s bicep I lurked over his shoulder until he looked up at s on your mind, my ass"

He chuckled at"We had to be sure It’s not like it was so on Now that I know for sure, I’ll be able to focushappens for a reason"

Rule paused and lifted the machine up off the client’s ink-sain and this time his eyes inter cool and his expression pointed

"Or sometimes accidents happen and we just ith the is preordained, Rowdy You should know this by now Shit really does just happen Look at Roenda, but it happened and it all worked out"

I disagreed, but I wasn’t going to argue the point and take away fro a fairl for him And it was ether by soer than either of them so they could save each other Little baby Remy was just a happy result of the fact the two of theratulations, dude" He nodded his thanks I left his that happened, good or bad, had to be happening for a reason There had to be a reasonto take care of o so that I could be taken in by the Ortegas and placed next to Poppy I would have never met her otherwise When Poppy had dashed all the dreaht her turning away froetand to Phil Now all those little things, all those little pieces, were building a road to the other Cruz sister I never considered a reason for all those things happening, but noasn’t so sure that Saleic end had been pointing

SALEM WAS LOOKING AT ME like I was offaround like a lunatic on the end of the leash I think out of the three of usthe trek to City Park, he was the only one as overjoyed to be headed out for day outside in the sun His antic were ht grip The park was right off of Colfax It was huge, green, and croith locals and tourists alike out to enjoy a beautiful Colorado su distance of Saleot weird or if she decided she wasn’t going to get past the fact that she thought Poppy was very h I had no clue where the other Cruz sister was even at and frankly didn’t really care