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When she’d opened the door that night, her first instinct had been to throw herself against hied, and the urge to slam the door in his face took over Thanks to sheer willpower, she’d avoided doing both

Who did he think he was just dropping by like that? He could have called first His mother, also her boss now that she’d become principal at the elementary school, not only had her address, but also her cell phone nu her? He’d been the one to end things all those years ago, not her She would’ve stayed with hih the Naval Academy and whatever else the Marines required from him

A smooth warm hand settled over hers, and Kevin’s breath spread across her cheek “Did you hear me?”

Lost in her own thoughts, she’d tuned out the rest of the rooht” She gave hi Kelly decorate the nursery, and then I worked on this week’s lesson plans”

The house lights overhead ca the refurbished turn-of-the-century theater with light “There’s a fifteen- minute intermission The cafe probably has some decent coffee”

“Sounds good” Lauren stood

Kevin kept a hand at the sh the crowded theater Judging by the long lines outside the restroo anything else

“Your sister is due soon, right?”

They’d had this conversation twice already How could he have forgotten again? “Three weeks” Lauren sat down at a covered table

“What do you think of the show?” Kevin took the seat next to her and handed her a coffee

“Great,” Lauren said, although she didn’t have an opinion So far she’d“Lisa Jones is hilarious I don’t kno she ht face” At least the few tiet out thea sht be any different?

Kevin draped an arainst her arht Lisa’s jokes bordered on redneck territory”

Lauren shrugged Truthfully, when she’d seen the show performed on a cable comedy channel, she’d much preferred Lisa’s down-to-earth comedy to Carl’s politically laced humor Yet it didn’t shock her that Kevin either didn’t or couldn’t appreciate Lisa’s jokes Even before the last two couess which one he’d favor The four coether and had done many television specials despite their different styles

“Are you driving back to Providence tonight?”

Kevin sipped his latte “No, I’ in Boston toured I’d stop in to say hello and spend the night”

Ah yes, his elusive parents They’d been dating for h their estate in Weston was less than an hour fro to ht on Or ht that, she pushed the idea away Still, the more time that passed, the more it popped up

Lauren once again pushed the unpleasant thought away One of these days she’d meet his parents “Does that mean you’ll be around this week?”