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“I was deployed twice, once to Iraq and once to Afghanistan But I wasn’t meant to be a military career man”

“Or an oil tycoon?”

He s you don’t talk about?”

“My sex life,” she quipped from the backseat “Oh wait That’s a lie”

Caleb grunted “Please tellin the church peaiting for the congregation to file in”

“As a matter of fact…”

Sky laughed “I’m shocked, I say You’re usually so discreet”

“Ha, ha,” Caleb said with a chortle

They continued the amiable conversation until they reached town Sam parked in the lot by Pietro’s and the fourso the sidewalk to the restaurant He held the door open for Sky She stepped inside, took a deep breath and savored the sinfully delicious scent of her youth

“I cannot believe I’ve survived this long without Uncle Mike’s food,” she said

“Uncle?” Sam asked with a lifted brow

“Yep” She moved farther into the establishment where her aunt manned the hostess stand

“Now there’s a sight for sore eyes,” Ruby said as she spread her arms wide

Sky hugged her robust aunt tightly Then she pulled away and admired the wohtily entertaining scrawled across thee This one was probably the cleanest by far, si Saucy!

Ruby said, “I heard a runored it, because of course if it were true, you’d come by to see me”