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“Too personal?” she asked, half teasing

A one-sided grin was his initial response, then he said, “I learned that soain, and others aren’t certain enough about what kind ofas he is kind and capable of providing I’ve learned those kinds of women aren’t for me”

Oh, my This man knehat he wanted He sounded so candid She didn’t doubt he had learned what he claimed, but what about the mistakes? Maybe there had been only one

“What about your mistakes?” she dared to ask

Going still, he just looked at her

A knock on the door interrupted Calluroceries and supplies

“Whoa!” Evie exclai a strawberry-stained s up, on the table, watching the assistant roll bags of food into the suite

“I’ll help put all of this away,” Patsy said A woman

of average height avy brown hair and blue eyes, she had an energy about her that radiated efficiency

Evie got off the chair “Are we going to cook, Mommy?”

“I’o take a bath” She stood “Coet you started”

Hazel saw the assistant begin to put groceries away and Callu by the time they finished

In their en suite, Hazel started the bath and then went to Evie’s stash of toys and found her floating Barbie boat and doll Returning to the bathroom, she discovered Evie had re tub

Seeing Hazel had her favorite toys, she smiled and reached up for them “Yes”

Hazel laughed with the affection that filled her She handed her daughter the toys and Evie went instantly into playti the door open so she could hear her if anything happened, Hazel left the roo pans froht them, since the inn only had a minimal collection