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Ryan blinked "You're kidding"

"Well she wouldn't build it herself, but she did say she'd have one built for Ima It works for me" Sam yawned, then flipped her hair out of her eyes with her hands "I guess I'ht, Uncle Ryan"

She padded down the hall, leaving hi of fa he wanted to share with Zoe, so rather than head for his room, he paused outside her closed door

On the other side was another fes He didn't believe any talk with Zoe would be nearly as productive or end as well as the one he'd just had with Sam But he was too wound up to sleep and decided it was tih it was late, he knocked once and walked inside Zoe lay in bed under the covers, but she didn't see by her side She moved over to ainst her pillow

"What's going on?" she asked, her voice rough from sleep

Ryan tried like hell not to focus on her ski pair of equally skimpy panties she likely wore beneath the covers Instead he reached for her hand and chose his words

"I had a bonding reat You and your fa to make headith her" Her voice held a somber tone

"You don't sound thrilled"

"It's a ," she said "As ress with Sa to an end"

"We'll work things out You will see her again"

Through the darkness, Zoe merely stared "We have to be up early," she said at last

In other words, she was asking hiht "You don't believe ain"

She sighed "Actually I do believe you We agreed early on that you're a man of your word and I've seen that for myself many times since we met"

He appreciated her belief in hi relationship

"Then what's going on in that beautiful head of yours?" he asked, and to make certain she couldn't avoid the issue or hi black hair tangled around her face, she'd never lookedthat since you have things under control with Sah in return

"I thought that as soon as we solve this key ured out who's after her, but at this point she's as safe here as she is at hoive oodbye before youto hear more before he jumped to any conclusion about where this conversation was heading "Go on"

"Well since Saister her, and she'll need tiet settled in at your parents', of course But it's still early and I'm sure my parents would appreciate some quality time with Sam, that's all" She toyed with the blanket, her nerves clearly showing