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Bree linked her arallery “Believe it or not, I haven’t had coffee yet”

Audrey looked shocked “Are you ill?”

Bree laughed “Just busy”

Rylan held the door open for them “I’ll leave you ladies now”

“Oh, please join us” Audrey placed a hand on his ar on”

He followed the of disquiet He liked Audrey a lot, but he wasn’t a good enough actor to sustain lengthy questioning on the subject of African Auard playing a role and go easy on him

Bree ducked into her assistant’s office to request coffee Froured Papadu an impact on Kasey

When they went into her office, Bree released the dog from his leash Papadum immediately commenced a detailed inspection of the rooestured toward two other chairs before turning to her mom “How’s Dad?”

“Oh, you know Worrying about the farm, as usual While the rest of the Colton fa the unseasonably cold weather because it means the ski season could be extended, Calvin is concerned about the impact on his animals”

“To be fair, that is his job,” Bree said

Audrey’s smile was mischievous “I know But when I want him to admire the winter wonderland outside the farmhouse, it ruins the effect if he says, I wonder if I should move the calves to the south barn”

Kasey entered at that ar and a plate of cookies Rylan rose to help her, and she sratefully as he took her burden from her and placed it on the desk When he returned to his seat, both Bree and Audrey were staring down at the tray While Audrey’s expression was one of surprise, Bree’s was more like shock

“Aren’t those the cups Nonnie gave you?” Audrey asked The bright hand-painted cups depicted a variety of different animals