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Ball cap shading her face, Brooke exchanged looks with Macy before they both burst into giggles

The truth was he’d worked his tail off to stay up with Brooke’s speed and quickness

“You held your own,” she said “I was pretty impressed”

Ever the kind one, Macy soothed “The boys all thought you were cool”

“Cool, huh? I’ll take cool” He patted AJ’s swinging leg “How about that, buddy? Your old man is cool”

“Don’t let it go to your head,” Brooke teased, nudging him with an elbow With the pair of them seated shoulder to shoulder, the incidental touches were unavoidable Whoever installed these seats was a genius

As soon as the National Anthe like fanatics for the home tea the air When the Rockies scored the first run, she started a round of high fives that spread to the fans in adjoining seats

A baseball game had never been this much fun

Gabe caught the enthusiash his teeth, Brooke insisted he teach her and Macy the dubious skill

“You never knohen you’ll need to whistle loud enough to rupture eardruleefully

“Lofty goals,” he’d answered, and then he’d de Mostly, they giggled The resulting carefree hilarity produced an atetic joy

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He slipped an arraze the soft skin at her nape She tilted her head, smiled and shifted closer Contentment settled into Gabe’s chest Brooke Clayton ave exactly what he needed

Halfway through the fourth inning, AJ, bored with sitting, slid fro A collection of plastic animals formed a zoo on the fold-down seat Macy an to fuss