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“The brunt of the storet here”

She didn’t have to ask who “He could,” she repeated, except she kneasn’t due until later in the afternoon And the stor She started to tell Chase that, but one look at her father’s face and she realized he already knew it

“He’ll have sense enough to stay somewhere if the weather’s bad” Cat didn’t realize she’d spoken the thought until Chase replied

“Of course he will”

That also meant he wouldn’t make it for Christmas Before any sense of disappoint herself that seeing Wade after Christood

She turned back toward the table as Dallas came in from the kitchen, stopped, looked around the room, then shot a look at Quint “Where’s Josh? It’s time for his nap”

“I thought he ith you” Quint pushed his chair back

“I just saw Jake going toward the living room,” Sebastian volunteered

“Josh probably isn’t far behind,” Dallas concluded, alreadyroom

“A lot of places in a house this size, aren’t there, Trey?” Chase tapped the back of his chair with the cane, then looked to E a pot of coffee to the den Why don’t you join me? It’s bound to be a bit quieter there”

“Sounds good” Eot out of his chair to follow hihorns on the mantel in there”

Cat caught Trey’s eye and saled with the story of Old Captain and that first herd a Calder had trailed north to Montana

Fro room came a whiny protest, “No sleep, Mama No sleep”

“Souessed

“Sounds a bit like Jake when he was that age,” Trey recalled