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‘Oh, it’s not love at first sight for Aidan and me,’ Cara sputtered

Kate touched her hand ‘It’s obvious you’re both completely smitten You can’t keep your eyes off each other’

Eht out, and sure that Kate was referring to her ratefully as Kate’s toddler wandered over and nearly stuck ice-creaner skirt

Before Cara could warn her about the irabbed the child’s hands and held thehter with her other hand ‘You little rascal Go do that to Daddy’

‘Daddy work’

‘Yes’ Kate threw Cara a conspiratorial glance ‘Go to Uncle Aidan He’s always got tihter’s sticky hands Go and show him’

Kate gave Cara an iirl in a pink-spotted dress toddle up to Aidan and tug on his jacket

Cara wasavidly as he glanced down and autoirl into his ar rendered on his jacket When Ben nudged hilanced down at the crearabbed a napkin froirl’s hands and Cara’s heart ju angry

And fro what it would be like to have a child with a man like that What it would feel like if they were a real couple She was very much afraid it would feel a lot like love For her, anyway …

And who’s to say it couldn’t be? she thought

Love happened when you least expected it, didn’t it? Why was she so certain that it could never happen for her?

The little girl had the sahter She heard Kate giggle beside her and glanced at Ben just in time to catch the look of retribution he threw at his wife