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Quinn shook his head and laughed He'd always enjoyed his in-laws ather the troops"

"Not yet" Elena waved an ar in the suirls to play before we sing 'Happy Birthday' and open presents," Elena said

Connor adjusted his sunglasses on the bridge of his nose "What game is that?"

"You'll be sorry you asked," Quinn promised his friend

Zoe nodded

Undeterred, Elena pulled out a red cut-out heart from one of her kimono pockets "Since they're too old for Pin the Tail on the Donkey, they're going to Pin the Heart on Orlando Bloo heart on so quickly the phrase sounded like hard-on

This time Connor spit out his drink "Pin the what on whom?"

Thankfully, his fiancée, Maria, ca the poor man from any more of Elena's antics

"They're happy," Zoe said of the couple

Quinn nodded "Connor was a goner the first ti as a cocktail waitress at the casino I was just amazed he so easily accepted that she had a kid"

Foster care and their rough upbringing had scarred both Connor and Quinn, Zoe thought sadly But they had each co that the future could be s people do for love," she said lightly More lightly than she actually felt

After all, she really wouldn't knohat love would do to a person She'd never fallen hard for anythe intensity of her parents' relationship, their love and their fights, lad Cupid had passed her by Experience showed her that her mother often caved in toher independence for anyher breath, because without love, there would be no faht to, perhaps because her iy She was never alone unless she wanted to be

"You'll see for yourself one day," Quinn said, an amused smirk on his face "In theat the new office and discuss business there?" he suggested