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Realistically, Jaeger wasn’t the type of guy she should have been thinking about, the type of guy she needed in her life He was a rolling stone, someone who openly and consistently said he wasn’t interested in settling down, or in relationships, or in being a husband or father He did not want to be tied down

Just like her own father

Piper pushed the tips of her fingers into her te behind her eyes She had to stop thinking about Jaeger He was so to drop out again when Ballantyne and Coht her stones

Maybe her intense reaction to hiain Maybe if she’d had a relationship with someone else, had dated so so, jeez, horny Crazy Frustrated

And if she started dating again, uy ould love both her and Ty, who’d be an a husband, a superb lover, her best friend and a man who’d be prepared to be Ty’s dad, too

Yeah, and a purple unicorn wearing sparkly red shoes and a tiara just flew past theof her taxi

Piper heard her phone ringing and pulled it out of her purse, frowning when she didn’t recognize the number

“Ms Mills, it’s Simms”

The lawyer handling her father’s estate Piper felt the pain behind her left eye increase and pushed her fingers into her te to push the ache away

“I’ht it i the Park Slope house up for auction It will have to be sold as soon as possible, just like your father’s other properties”

It took Piper a moment for his words to make sense, and when they did, a cold hand squeezed her heart No! She needed more time to raise the cash

“What’s changed?” Piper asked, gri at the wobble in her voice

“We’ve discovered your father owesoff the properties as soon as possible”

God! “When?”

“I don’t have a definite date butsoon,” Si syive you some time”

“Could I oes to auction?” Piper asked