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She was both eagerly excited to see what the box held but also afraid of what gift he iven

Or maybe it was a consolation prize because he planned to cancel after all?

No, he’d said he couldn’t wait to see her in it and, truly, she couldn’t see hi that, not with how passionate he’d been about Kenny having done so

Taking care, she pulled the ribbon off from around the box, then lifted the lid, and moved aside the tissue paper

Oh, my

Inside were a sold-foil-covered box, a shoe-sized box, and the most beautiful dress she’d ever seen

Had she gone shopping she never could have found anything so perfect in color and style

Not that the iteht Not with her lack of curves, and hoould Jude have known her size? But the sea-green dress was gorgeous, modestly cut, and very close to the color of her eyes

She ran her finger over the silky , yet definitely so than she’d ever worn What size was it?

She moved the material aside to where she could see the label Oh,She dropped the ht be a fashion wreck, but even she recognized the designer and that the dress would have had a hefty price tag

Christ excitement or not, she couldn’t wear the dress She didn’t want Jude spending money on her That wasn’t who she was As a matter of fact, she’d planned to offer to pay for her show ticket and dinner

Not that she’d thought he’d let her, but she would have been sincere in her offer to do so

With shaky hands she picked up the shoe box, knohat she’d find inside, and lifted the lid Matching designer shoes in her exact size witha pair that wouldn’t make her feet hurt or make her walk like a shaky newborn fawn

Again, the designer nanized, but not one she’d ever splurged to purchase

Unless he’d seen her size in the shoes she’d slipped off her feet while snuggled up on his sofa, drinking her wine, she had no clue how he’d knohat size to buy Good grief, the man paid attention to details