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Ma laughed softly, her eyes twinkling “Oh, stop All this fuss It’s silly”
Instinctively Nash wanted to shut this down before it even started His ed to his father She was a Blackshaw But that certain twinkle in her eye had been gone since their father passed So cold spots So forward “It’s not silly,” he said before kissing her cheek “You look really pretty, Ma”
When he ave hi and go?”
Shep gave a firm nod and cupped Nash’s uninjured shoulder as he strode by Obviously, Shep was proud that Nash had kept hisMa be happy Daain
Megan Yeah, she did this to hiood for him He’d always known she would be
Twenty ainst one of the shade trees in the park, taking in the festival Straight ahead was the Kinky Spurs band playing a Tie, either dancing on the dance floor or sitting on the grass or the picnic tables spread throughout the grounds The food trucks were off to the right, and a s their ho up the best beer Three Chicks Brewery always drew a big crowd, not only for the beers but because the three Carter sisters ned the breere easy on the eyes Chase had dated the h school
Nash was huddled next to his fa on top of the picnic table, while Harper and E for the last half hour about Emma’s ideas for her and Shep’s honeymoon in a couple of months once work settled down A trip to Maui was at the top of that list
Ahead of Nash was a view that he’d been trying not to paylass of wine in one hand and her other hand kept reaching out and touching the dear doctor every tih Which was a lot
“She seems happy”
Nash’s chest war her in close Her flowery perfume infused the air and he drank it in She wore black stretchy pants and a long purple blouse with black flat shoes She was a jeans-and-tank-top type of girl, so the look lifted his eyebrow
“Yeah, I know,” she said with a heavy sigh “I can’t wear jeans anymore They’re uncomfortable”
“Ah” He gave her a quick kiss, loving how she reached for er every day”
She gave him a cute, easy smile “And how do you know it’s a boy?”
He didn’t, of course Still“Call it a gut feeling”
She laughed softly and shook her head, then rose up on her tiptoes, bringing her mouth closer Yeah, he wanted more too Her hands spread out on his chest while he dropped his head and kissed her again He kept the kiss short and sweet, knowing the whole toas likely watching them