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Maybe that was part of why she was so deterh the barriers with Raoul To force hiain To hter hat a truly wonderful tribute she was to a e and a love that had sadly ended all too soon

Unexpected tears sprang in her eyes She blinked them furiously away Please don’t let nancy, she silently begged The last thing she needed was an exceptional change in her behavior that ht tip Raoul off before she was ready to tell him her news

An alar, re her it was ti what she needed to do about the baby she carried Logically, there were steps to be taken She needed to et her results confir Raoul? She had no idea where to begin and, as much as it rankled to deliberately withhold the truth froht now No other option at all

She thought about the test kit in the restrooree of inaccuracy, surely She’d wait until she had official confirmation from the doctor Then she’d decide what to do Until then, everything would remain as it had been before

Eleven

Raoul couldn’t take his eyes off Alexis as she played with Ruby The weather outside was ale Alexis had lit the fire in the fauard around the fireplace He’d wondered about the wisdo Ruby he realized that she’d been schooled by Alexis to stay well clear of the hearth

“Dad-dad!”

She’d spied his could carry her He could hardly believe that an almost eleven-er now and Alexis had tied it up into a little spout on the top of her head Whoos as she caabbled off a rapid chain of baby babble

“I think she’s asking you to lift her up,” Alexis said from her spot on the floor, her cheeks flushed with the heat of the fire

“Asking, or telling s

“Probably the latter” Alexis laughed “Go on, pick her up”

“No, it’s all right I’ve got work to do”