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Clearly nothing wrong with those

There was absolutely nothing he could see that could be responsible for her upset Nothing external, anyway Fear twisted in his stomach as he took a step into the rooerous

One pudgy little hand gripped the top rail of the side of her crib, the other reached out helplesslytohat? Looking around, he spotted a toy on the floor Frouess that it had been in the crib with her and she’d flung it across the room And still she screamed

Was that all this was about? A stupid toy?

He gingerly picked up theactual physical contact The sobs ceased for a moment—but only a moment before she hurled it back to the floor, plonked herself down on her bottoan once more to howl

“Oh, dear, so it’s going to be one of those days, is it?”

Alexis bustled past him and toward the crib

“Where the hell have you been? She’s been crying for ages,” Raoul deh his hair

“About a ree, it feels like forever when she’s upset”

She coed her to her body Raoul becaainst Alexis’s scantily clad form—in particular Alexis’s full, unbound breasts that were barely covered by a faded singlet She wore it over pajama shorts that, heaven help hih on her tanned legs

A surge of heat slowly rolled through his body, nition of her lush fe else

“What is that god-awful smell?”

“Probably the reason why she’s awake earlier than normal She needs a clean diaper and she’s very fussy about that It’s good really, it’llso much easier later on Some kids are absolutely oblivious”