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The little girl who looked no more than four jutted her bottom lip out “Sorry, Jamie”

He ca smile

Confusion whirled in ay? Was this Leo’s boyfriend or husband? Mind boht

Leo climbed out of the car with Teresa “Happy birthday, Birthday Girl”

She laughed and giggled as he blew raspberries into her neck

I sat in the car I had sofrom my ears

Leo ducked down through the open doorith Teresa’s ar or what? I can drop you off back home once we’re finished here”

“Sure” I needed answers; I couldn’t have stayed away

“You h into his fist “Leo’s told us all so much about you”

“Us? Yes, I’m Zara And you are?”

“Jameson”

He ushered us all into the house and I took everything in in wide-eyed fascination, not wanting to pry, but dying to knoas going on This was the et to? Soht after our presentation less annoying I knew all about not wanting to let down people ere important to you

Inside, there were two other guys, each ar pans, vanilla Everything was out all over the countertops A heady punch of testosterone filled the roo regular clothes and somehow hotter when sprinkled with flour

Leo swung around like he was looking for so “Zara, I want to introduce you to someone Where’s Teresa?”

The little girl in his arled and tapped him on the shoulder He jerked like she’d appeared out of nowhere “This is our conductor extraordinaire and birthday girl Teresa”