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Wesley reached down and picked up their shirts off the floor He pulled his T-shirt on, but Nora was in no hurry to get dressed She enjoyed watching Wesley trying not to watch her tooDid he freak out?"

"I didn’t go into detail I just sort of let hiirlfriend so he’d really back et worried his son was, you know--"

"A stallion not interested in ht He was thrilled"

"I never figured you for a liar I’irl who’s a friend ergo--"

"Girlfriend Well, if I’ot to go But after dinner," she said and finally pulled her blouse back on

She started to leave the bathrooo with me or not"

Nora smiled up at hi

"Yes, Wes I will go with you to thetwo minutes in sports When is it?"

"First Saturday in May"

"I’ll book the flight You get the tickets"

"I already have the tickets I go every year My family would cancel Christmas before they missed the Derby I only missed last year because of finals No school in Central Kentucky would ever hold a final on Derby Day"

"We’re all damned Yankees up here, aren’t we?"

"I like you Yankees Y’all talk funny"

Nora twined her fingers in his and studied hi out of the hospital, he’d seemed older, calmer, more sure of hi time with her He read in her office while she wrote When she moved from her office to the kitchen, he ith her She liked having hi him back home she’d wished more than a few times that they were lovers so they could sleep in the same bed As ht Ever since he ca up several tietting a babyit under his bed

Nora took a step toward hi her to kiss him, really kiss hiel on her shoulder but she renation She wrapped an arm around Wesley’s neck and rose on tiptoes

From the kitchen ca its Klaxon ringtone at her Wesley sighed and rested his chin on top of her head

"It’s okay," Nora said and kissed hi to do for Zach, and it would take a whole teaht She leaned into Wesley’s chest, and he wrapped his ar"

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