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The easiest thing would be to put on a kid-safe coating, which would work for some, but the rest should be painted different colors He had the nontoxic acrylics already, but there was a time constraint

He decided to choose a few color scheet done for the toy drive Next year he would start earlier and be able to donate more

He shrugged out of his jacket and set his cell phone on the table Thanks to the zealous concern of the local search and rescue prograe of his property and excellent coverage all around the house and barns

He reached for the first toy It was a si back in his chair Maybe there was someone he could ask A person with artistic ability and an eye for color

He iured he was already taking advantage of her After all, she wasn’t getting paid for her work on the wedding A donation to charity didn’t actually count as a paycheck

Thinking about Madeline made him remember herof the Christ in love with Joseph and that she’d simply known he was the one

Jonny had never felt that Not lightning, not certainty He’d dated, but there had always been a reason tofamily, he would say the only wo ti and when she’d passed

He shook his head Knowing the end was co hadn’t made it any easier to deal with And since then, he’d avoided entangleer After their dad had died, he’d been busy e She was sreat out in the world He’d wanted to look out for her

Once she’d gotten her feet under her, he’d thought hea relationship in Hollyasn’t easy He always had to figure out if the woman in question was interested in him as a man or simply wanted to say she’d slept with Jonny Blaze Once that hurdle had been cleared, there were other proble to be norotten used to the idea

That was one of the great things about living in Fool’s Gold He was a part of the town They didn’t care about who he was or what he did for a living If thathis bare ass up on TV, it was a small price to pay

He liked that he was reat sense of hu to seehe would deal with Yes, she te involved Better to stay friends Simpler for him and safer for her

His cell phone rang The progra before he even picked up

“Hey, gorgeous,” he said