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And hadn’t wanted to worry her

Or, another theory that held possibility, she hadn’t wanted Angie to doubt her To think that she’d fall for the doctor and cut Angie out

Mostly, she just wanted to get the upco Harmon truly was out of their lives and she was free to be the singlea happy, healthy, well-adjusted child with tons of familial support But there could be soie to doubt her, too

Craig had the perfect little gift for Amelia Grace Unfortunately, he’d also been on call at the clinic thatso late that he’d only been able to “wrap” his gift by shoving it in an e around the button closure Still in his navy pants, light blue long-sleeved shirt and blue striped tie, he smoothed hair back behind his ear with a nervous hand as he waited to be cleared through security and gain access to the elevator that would take him up to Amelia’s condo

He’d been in the plush establishment before, a few times The chief of staff at Oceanfront Hospital lived in the penthouse

And he couldn’t i there Where would he run? Or juame? Or learn to throw baseballs?

A nearby park was the obvious answer for that one

Still, a kid shouldn’t have to always be circumspect at houlations in the Oceanvieers, but it was pretty clear that everyone in the place was expected to act with sohbors

All of ere clearly wealthy and could afford to be assured their lives wouldn’t be interrupted by neighborly irritations

Aot off the elevator She wore a pair of dark blue jeans hite lace butterflies adorning one leg froh to deliciously thin ankle, a black T-shirt with a white and blue lace strip around a pocket that ed sandals

“Each floor in each building houses two units,” she told hilanced down both sides of the s her place “And there are separate elevators that stop at each floor, for each of the two units”

So not quite a private elevator, but a private entrance for each floor

Which meant a private hallway Nice

The space wasn’t big enough for a kid to run Or throw a ball He could probably get aith a holler or two, though

He tried to li him into Amelia Grace’s private space