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“Reflex”

“That wasn’t reflex,” she insisted “That was skill Reflex hat I did”

He disagreed on that count What she’d done came from the heart

“Let me see your hand It has to be red”

“It’s nothing” He loved when she fussed over him

“Look” Macy pointed at the big screen in center field “There we are We’re on the big screen” She jumped up and down in excitement as Gabe’s catch replayed and the stadium roared

Brooke still held his hand He could get used to this “We’ll get some ice at the concession”

“Brooke, don’t take my man card I can barehand a baseball”

She hiked an eyebrow, tickled “Your man card?”

“Daddy got a boo-boo Kiss it”

Both adults turned toward AJ Macy giggled “Yeah, kiss it, Brooke Make it all better”

The thought of kissing put Gabe’s brain on spin cycle His gaze instantly went to Brooke’s lips, lips he knew to be soft as velvet and sweeter than a fried Twinkie Their gazes collided and held as Brooke’s perfect lips curved knowingly

“Later,” she rabbed his hand and kissed the palm

While his skin tingled froled in his head Later? What did she mean by later?

“Daddy, I go potty” The toddler’s request drew his attention away fro need to spend some alone time with the nanny

He hoisted AJ into one arm “Potty first and then concession” He pointed at Brooke “No ice”

She laughed and rolled her eyes “Man card”

Gabe chuckled and started up the steps

Surrounded by theevent, they entered the pro balcony-like strip of concession area The sun slipped over the hts took over

They stopped first at the restroonets, Macy and AJ were pulled toward the souvenir stands Gabe didn’t ht and a souvenir would help So what if he bought Brooke a T-shirt to er With hands full of Rockies memorabilia, they joined the line to order eats and drinks