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They placed their orders, and by the tih to enjoy the company of her friends But as she walked back to the store, her tension returned

She was in love with Jonny What on earth was she supposed to do with that infor to love her back He couldn’t He’d told her a thousand times

She should have protected her heart more carefully She should have listened to her mother Now she was trapped and she didn’t knohat to do toOr she would be facing soer than the Ted debacle And then where would she be?

Jonny spent the day with his sister When Ginger left to drive back to San Francisco, he went ho around town until it was time for Paper Moon to close Somewhere around five, it started to snohite Christht The kids would be happy Plus, it would be a beautiful backdrop for Ginger’s wedding

He walked by the park and then up toward Madeline’s store He stopped to buy her fudge and then did a quick detour through Jenel’s Geet Madeline soful

When he left the jewelry store—still without the right present—heher fro waited patiently while he did his check, then gave his hand a quick lick He rubbed her ears

“Let’s go see Madeline,” he told the dog

They walked to Paper Moon and went inside Madeline was finishing up with a bride The other wo away tears

“It’s perfect,” she said “I love everything about it Thank you for being so patient”

“I was happy to help You’re going to be a beautiful bride”

Two dresses on the saht She would be happy about that Because, as he’d thought before, they both ic with their work Only hers lasted a lifetime Hers was filled with memories that were treasured

She’d been sith his sister Ginger hadn’t stopped talking about how Madeline had handled everything He appreciated that when the dress he’d ordered had arrived, she hadn’t sione to the trouble of pressing it and putting his sister in it so he could see he was an idiot

She eet and funny and easy to be with She got his sense of huether They belonged together