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"All the way in Atlantic City ?" she asked With their house right by the beach, there were a number of small, but nice hotels and motels closer to Ocean Isle

"It's only twenty uess A hfalutin mind"

He opened his mouth to speak, then shook his head "Never mind You already seem to have my nuoing to honor our deal" Because she had no choice but to trust hio to Social Services and announce his status as Sam's uncle Trust that he wouldn't tell her parents and co the a reaction she didn't even want to iine And worse, she had to trust that he wouldn't tell Saht She'd grown so co that way

"I realize you don't knoell and that I just showed up out of nowhere and turned your life upside down But if there's one thing I can promise you, it's that despite my social-worker lie, I'm a man of my word If I re and husky

"And?" she asked

"And I promise to keep my end of the deal" Those deep brown eyesSexy and real

She had to be a fool— because she believed hi so I'd appreciate it if you didn't show up here until after noon "

He nodded "I can do that"

She had one more question before she walked him to the door "What do you do that you can take tiets resolved?"

"I'ht, but she'd had to ask "Faht have confors I do ht she saw a hint ofof sorts

But then she reminded herself that this was Mr Conservative and she had to bethings to her his oay

"I'll keep that inhioodbyes

THE NEXT DAY, Zoe showed up early for thewith her partners so she could prep what to tell the two men Both had a soft spot for very few people, but Sam was at the top of their list Now Zoe paced the office space she, Quinn and Connor had recently rented, located about a block fro out after school On a clear day like today, the large office s provided a nice view of the ocean It was a decent a was a firnificant today in cooing to tell us what's wrong or are you just going to wear out the new carpet?" Quinn asked, his voice tight with frustration

Zoe groaned and detailed all she'd learned fro his true identity

"He's Sa the walls if not the foundation

Zoe winced If anyone had a stake in Sam's future, it was the man who'd secured her first one foster hoood, solid ho a product of the foster-care system, Quinn understood only too well how abandoned, trau the truth