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“Stop selling yourself short,” her cousin chided “Look at how you’re helping that little girl of Darlene Perry’s and the way you took on the nanny job, even though you were scared”

“I still am most of the time”

“But you’re doing it And loving the experience from what I’ve seen Where is AJ anyway?”

Brooke told her about the toddler’s visit with his grandet him”

“We? As in you and Gabe?” Arabellaon with the two of you? Don’t say nothing I know better”

“I’ht, the oft-repeated phrase didn’t feel true anyht the same

“Oh, please Give me a break For days, every other word out of youron between the two of you than a nanny–boss relationship”

Brooke blew a lock of hair away froht Or maybe I kissed him”

Arabella arched her eyebrows “You are getting brave”

“I thoughtafter the scare, but—well, it wasn’t a brotherly kiss by anyone’s measure”

“Oh,Brooke, that’s wonderful” She patted Brooke’s knee in excitement “Well, come on Tell me Hoas it?”

“Beautiful Tender Passionate but restrained No one has ever made ertips to her lips “I think about him all the time I want to be with hi crazy?”

Arabella clapped her hands once and laughed “You’re not crazy, honey You’re in love”

Brooke pressed a hand to each war “Yes Maybe Is it possible? I don’t know if I’m ready for this”

“What about Gabe? Does he know? What did he say? This is just delicious news”