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He shook his head "I’lanced around self-consciously "I thought ers

"I can wiggle , but what does that have to do with the cow doctor?"

My phone dinged with a text I grabbed it off my desk and checked it

"You knohat I o with the ex?"

"She’s not really "

"Sure you did" It was Osh asking if he could come in

I typed back,

Of course

"You had a kid That’s a tad uess"

Cookie went up and hugged hih she were a prickly pear cactus, clearly uncomfortable with the subject of fatherhood "I don’t care how it happened, it’s still wonderful Congratulations"

He wiped his mouth when she stepped back "Thanks"

"He’s adorable, Cook His name is Zaire and you nailed it with the voodoo stuff"

Garrett’s gaze snapped back to hers "How did you know?"

She chuckled and walked back into the kitchen "Marika has a blog I’ in that direction, I guess"

Uncle Bob shook his hand "Congratulations I’d offer you advice, but I’ve never beenthe truth "He’s a slut"

Cookie giggled "I love it when you callback "It’s much funnier than the alternative" It was odd how I despised that hen talking about wo about men, all bets were off Maybe because of the centuries-old double standard where a woman who enjoyed sex was a slut, whereas a man who enjoyed sex was a stud That one never sat ith lanced around, then bent down to Belvedere’s fishbowl Only it wasn’t Belvedere He’d been kidnapped!

"Cookie," I said, straightening and turning to look at her "This is notout of her

"Cookie!" I said, astonished "Why would you abduct h "How on earth did you figure that out? It’s a goldfish They all look alike"