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That was the key to his success in everything Pray hard and then do it afraid

He shook his head and padded down the hall to his own bedroom This room was very different from the one he’d shared with Tara He’d lived in a frilly,from one end of the roo enough to cling to his suits and jeans When he’d tired of Manny’s teasing, he’d sent his clothes to the cleaners, then moved them to another room Tara had pouted, but her pouts lasted only until she’d wrangled another shopping trip out of him

Shopping She’d once left AJ in his crib while she went shoe shopping When he’d coone ballistic Tara clai deal? It wasn’t like AJ could walk or anything He was safe in his crib

How did a et about her child?

He pushed up fro reassurance one entle rhythm

“Thank You, Lord Protect him when I can’t”

He lingered in the dooratching his son, listening to the gentle breathing

Soht with Brooke Clayton He’d known he was attracted to her and didn’t want to be Tonight, when they’d stood together next to AJ, a strange fa Certainly Brooke was too young for hi to even knohat she wanted to do with her life

But on some deep level, he and Brooke had connected

Gabe couldn’t get that feeling out of his head

The telephone shook Brooke frorappled for the tiny cell phone somewhere on the bedside table, made contact and pulled it onto the pillow next to her ear

“’Lo” Her voice sounded like a gravel grinder

“Brooke, I hope I didn’t wake you”

“Gabe?”

“You were asleep”