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In her closet, she sighed Everything she oas either out of date or too sht to lose—the twins had turned her sto didnt bounce back easily

Exercising would have helped, and she wished fervently now that shed fit it into her schedule this winter

Too late now

She chose a nice pair of her favorite broken-in Levis and a pretty black angora sweater that Johnny had given her for Christht after hed taken the job at KLUE It was one of her only designer garments

"Co the one on each hip, she carried theed their diapers, and dressed the sailor boy outfits Tully had sent for their birthday Then, because it took forever to let them walk down the stairs, she carried the room floor with a pile of toys in front of theave her twenty minutes if she was lucky

Locking the child gate at the botto the table As always, she kept half an eye on the boys while she worked

"Mom!" Marah shrieked "Theyre here!" She thundered down the stairs, juate, and ran for the , pressing her little nose against it

Kate sidled up to her daughter, pushed the curtains aside Headlights cut through the darkness Johnnys car was first; behind it a black li, treed driveway The two cars parked in front of the garage

"Wow," Marah said

The uniforot out of the li it

Tully e an entrance Dressed in low-rise designer jeans and a crisp white mens-style blouse beneath a navy blazer, she was the very definition of casual chic Her hair, cut in layers and probably styled by the best hairdresser in Manhattan, was a gorgeous auburn hue that shone in the light froe

"Wow," Marah said again

Kate tried to suck in her stomach "I wonder if theres time for lipo-suction "

Johnny got out of his car and went to Tully They stood close enough together that their shoulders were touching Laughing at so her hand to his chest as she spoke

They looked perfect together, like azine