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The chilanced at the clock on the dresser Alh for her to wonder ould coht

She stood up and gently placed Luc in his bed, hoping he would stay there for once Her boy liked to cli Nope That was her fear She left her sleeping baby and walked into the hall as she heard herthe door

“Well, hello, Angela,” her ht?”

Sera sighed She should have expected a visit Naturally Angie Beaumont would show up after dark, and she’d likely walked so no one would see her car parked outside It wouldn’t do for the sweetheart of Papillon to be seen talking to the bad girl

She stepped out into the foyer, where Angie was standing

“Not at all, Ms Delphine” Angie was dressed in slacks and a blouse Beaumonts didn’t do casual

Although one of thes, and yes, she’d thought the prosthesis was sexy, too He’d had a scar on his right arm and a couple of whispery ones that ran from his jawline to his shoulder blade The scars made him real Without them he would be almost too perfect With them, she could remember he was more than a pretty face and a h a lot

Sometimes she wished the world could see her scars so h a lot, too

“I wanted to pop in and talk to Sera,” Angie continued, glancing to Sera “I heard you all had a busy day”

And she was here to make sure that day wouldn’t ruin the secret they kept “Why don’t you come on into the kitchen and I’ll tell you about it You want a glass of wine?”

Angie gave her a wide s with my mother I could use a whole bottle”

Sera led Angie back to the kitchen and picked up a bottle of Pinot Noir that Re a restaurant in the family She could always take a shift if she needed cash, and so? Is Austin happy with them?”