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“Dinner with Shane”

“Sounds like fun”

“Dinner with his father and the step-monster”

Billie stopped chewing She sed and cleared her throat, the srimace

“That sounds painful”

Bobbi made a face “God, you have no idea” But she would do this

She would do this for Shane

Chapter Twenty-one

At ten minutes to six Shane hopped onto the Barker porch and was about to ring the bell when the door flew open For that one second—the one where his eyes met Bobbi’s—his heart nearly stopped

He reached for her and without words shehis neck with her arently

It was just what he needed That contact with her His Bobbi

How the hell did she do that? How did she knohat he needed even before he did?

“God, you taste good,” Bobbi ainst his mouth

“Yeah? Well, don’t fill up on me because I know Celia will have catered one hell of aour faces it ”

He stared down into her turbulent eyes “I’ with me,” he said simply Glad? It was so h a meal with his family, unless Bobbi ith him Pathetic, he knew, but there it was