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“What are you sain and waited for her to pull away, but she didn’t

“A guy can’t s a beautiful woman to the Christmas Jamboree?”

“No Ito trust this Wanting to trust me

“Hey! Ethan!” apast us with a kid on his shoulders “I’ with the police depart I can do to help”

“Dr Sherman, that ist with a practice in town and his expertise would be valuable “My office will be in touch”

“Great,” Dr Sherman said, and then he smiled at Lexie “Hi I don’t know that we’ve met I’m Dr Sherman Avery’s dad” On his shoulders, Avery bounced

“Nice to meet you,” Lexie said “I’m Lexie I work at the inn”

“You’re doing the pageant” Avery said “My friend from school Marissa is in it”

“Marissa isn’t staying at the hotel?” she asked “She lives here?”

“Her dad works out at the far Paul,” I said, and Lexie started laughing

“Well, that’s a at the hotel”

“Can I co”

“Oh, I think it’s just for guests,” Dr Sherman said

“Apparently not!” Lexie stepped forward “Avery, we’d love to have you Wefor two hours Can you do that?”

“School’s on break,” Dr Sheret him there”

“Avery, you’re in the show”

Dr Sherman left with a very happy kid on his shoulders and I wanted to grab Lexie by the waist and swing her around and tell everyone in this town that this beautiful woman was mine

Patient

“That was nice of you,” I told her

“What’s one more at this point?” she asked

We made our way into the main square

“Wow,” she said, her eyes and hts in the trees reflected in her eyes “It’s beautiful”