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"Hello sugar," he said, pushing the door shut His soft chuckle suggested a close relationship

Car to his hushed voice

"No, she doesn’t know yet I don’t want her to get suspicious Why don’t you ?"

Caret suspicious, and as he talking to? It was difficult to iine this conversation was innocent, yet shehe had ever said or done indicated he would be unfaithful Still, the telephone conversation was obviously private His deep voice carried much further than he are

Back in the kitchen, she loaded the dishwasher and put away leftovers Alex calanced at her and then retired to his recliner to read the newspaper When she sat in her chair and picked up the cake decorating catalog, he looked up

"What do you have there?"

She held up the catalog "It’s about cake decorating I thought it looked interesting and ht come in handy when I bake for the church"

He nodded "Are you still looking for more to fill your time?"

"Not really" She put the catalog down

He leaned forward, dropping the paper to his lap His gaze searched her face "Is so?"

Did he suspect she had overheard his phone call? She shrugged "No"

Leaning back in his chair, he folded the newspaper et the rabbits, or do you have too ht his Why was he suddenly so concerned about her spare tiave a clue as on histo keep her aze fall back to the book

"I still want to get the rabbits, but I have other things I want to take care of first"

"If the anian