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“You haven’t told her?” He held up a hand “Don’t answer that Madeline, I appreciate you’re respecting my privacy, but you can tell your family Only if you want I don’t expect to be a topic of conversation”

She laughed “That would be kind of weird Although we’re always looking for new traditions You could be one”

“Thanks, but no”

She wondered what he did for his traditions She would guess there had been years when he’d been away on movie shoots, or whatever they called it, over the holidays Tiet home

He’d ht, but what about to? And if he was

She disht before it could fully for Jonny Blaze to her house for anything? She couldn’t begin to i next to herto talk about It was too strange and he ht think she was interested in hiuy He had a thousand places he could go She was crazy to think about hi

He glanced at his watch “If there’s nothing else, I’et on the road”

“Drive safely,” she told him

“I will” He collected the three sample invitations, then stood “We’ll talk after the holiday?”

“Absolutely Happy Thanksgiving”

“Same to you”

THREE

MADELINE WAITED UNTIL Jonny left to go find Isabel Her business partner was sorting through inventory They’d been discussing putting a few ite across the country Several tourists had expressed interest in having access to the clothes without having to fly back to town

“So, that was interesting,” she said as she walked into the storeroom

Isabel looked up and s the information about the triplets to myself wasn’t my best idea, point taken”

Madeline walked to her and touched her arm “That wasn’t it at all Mayor Marsha came to seeDellina’s busy, and as it’s only going to be a small event at his house, it seemed as if I couldn’t mess it up”

Isabel winced “Mayor Marsha asked you personally?”

“Uh-huh”

“Then you didn’t have a choice” Her friend’s s in close proxieous, muscled Jonny Blaze Does he know about your mad crush on him?”