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“Wow,” I say “Look at you”

Raising her arms, she twirls in a circle “What do you think?”

“Mo”

“Thank you,” she says, bea “I’m so much better already I still have a few painful spells, but it’s nothing co to do normal chores without discomfort”

“I’m so happy for you” She deserves this and so much more

She smooths a hand over her dress “All because of you, Alex I can never thank you enough”

“No thanks needed,” Alex says with a warm smile

Moor and Leonid, who stand just inside the door “Are they with you?”

“Yes,” Alex says “Don’t worry about theuards is protocol for me”

Wait until she sees the uns are concealed under their jackets I don’t even want to kno Alex got the clinic to alloeapons inside

“Really?” Mo candidate, as in getting captured for ransom?”

“Not likely,” Alex replies with a chuckle

“We brought soe the subject “I hope you like it We thought it would be cozier to have lunch here than somewhere in town”

“Not much in town is open tomorrow,” Alex adds

My oes my diet”

“Don’t worry” Alex picks up the cooler bag at his feet “I instructed redients that are allowed in your eating plan”

“How considerate of you” Mom flashes him a smile “Just as well Otherwise, I’ll be in trouble with William”

“William?” I ask as she steers us toward the elevator

The glow on her cheeks deepens to a flush “Dr Hendricks”

Ieyes “You’re on a first-name basis?”

Lowering her voice, she says with a glint in her eyes, “We’re on first base too”