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Now that he knew they were a force in Saround and what kind of people he was dealing with He already knew they didn't have the money to compete with him in court, but each one of them had more heart than his family co to be attracted to a woot to him Her devotion to a child asn't a blood relative, her kindness to him despite his potential to upset her world, and her free spirit made him feel in a way he never had before Not in a family that went out of their way to rein in e, kissing and laughing with her, there were no walls

Which hy he decided to steer clear for the coh it would be da the next two days, he intended to stay away from the neomen in his life As far as his cover went, his decision made sense because he doubted a social worker would make house calls on Saturday or Sunday Instead, he planned to do so when he'd deal with Zoe and her faain

Now fresh from a shower, Ryan sat on the bed in his hotel roo room service, he decided to check in with his fa to New Jersey to follow up on a lead about Faith's daughter They knew Faith had died and that they had a granddaughter out there so his lie, Ryan," his father had said "Faith's gone No good can coh he'd h foster care, his father's attitude hadn't softened "Most probably she's stubborn and harder to handle than Faith, then" Mark Baldwin had dismissed any type of reunion, as had his mother, Vivian But Ryan had seen a hint of emotion in her eyes and held out hope for when she met Sam

But his father's brother, Ryan's uncle Russ, supported his quest and had frohter as alive and living in New JerseySo it was Russ he turned to now

Ryan reached hiland 's favorite departht wryly Some dynasty when it excluded family at whim

Uncle Russ had devoted his life to the business, more so after Ryan's father's heart attack and subsequent cutting back over the past couple of years Though JT worked at Baldwin 's, he was er while Uncle Russ oversaw delivery and transport

"Hi, Uncle Russ," he said when the other ood to finally hear fro to think I'd have to cohed "Nothing that drastic is warranted, I proirl?" Uncle Russ asked

"Samantha As a matter of fact, I did"

Uncle Russ sucked in a sharp breath "After all this time!"

"She looks exactly like Faith"

"That is reht you'd find"

"Havearound?" Ryan asked

The other man cleared his throat "I think that like me, they didn't knoould come of this quest In truth, they haven't discussed it with me"

"Ever the diplomat, Uncle Russ?"

He chuckled "Well, now that you've found the young lady, I'll talk to theain" He paused "So, what does this Sa an uncle?"