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"Live with another?" I finish for her quickly,to Jordan "No, that’s okay My career in the entertainment business is finished, I’ular working girl now and have to be back here at nine to frouys sure?" he asks "It would be fun to have you on the show Mom and Dad would love it"

"No thanks," Cooper says, like he’s refusing seconds at dinner

"Suit yourself," Jordan says "But we should still do drinks sometime Well, Tania can’t drink, but, you know Hey" He looks at Stephanie "Speaking of Tania, that’s not all"

"Uh-huh" Stephanie’s gaze has gone back to her keypad, like the"What else?"

Jordan’s gaze strays toward Tania, back in the Allingtons’ living roo Incredibly, it’s a live dog--a Chihuahua--that Tania is holding up in the air, oblivious to everyone else in the rooles in ecstasy, probably fro and seeing its , which proins to lick her all over the face

This is pretty norularly share the same plate I can’t help it if she juht Cooper letting her do the exact sa Whisperer wouldn’t approve, but what are we going to do, push her away? She came from the shelter, she was probably abused as a puppy

Of course, it’s a problem that lately the cat, Owen, has started to move in on the action as well

I’ive her face a tongue bath, but Stephanie, who’s also followed Jordan’s gaze, looks away, revolted

"What is it, Jordan?" she asks

"It’s about the camp," Jordan says "The rock camp?"

"What about it?" Stephanie asks I notice the vein in her head has begun to throb again

"Tania says she doesn’t want to go Not without Bear"

"Well, she’s going to have to go without Bear," Stephanie says, without looking up froet his spleen removed thanks to the stray bullet that pierced it, and he’s not going to be springing back froo to rock camp with Tania"