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Callu the woain

“Why don’t we grab dinner while we’re here?” he asked when they were in the car “I know a great place” He knew they hadn’t been followed, so he felt safe in spending a little quality time with Hazel He wouldn’t think about what thathim closer to her

“All right” She s sparks shooting through his chest

Hazel was still floating on air after dinner They had talked about opinions on politics and religion They shared a lot of the same views

At the hotel, she walked with him toward the entrance and saw a toddler with her irl laughed up at her mother, who crouched before her in the stroller

Hazel could see and feel the love Relance at Callu of Annabel

“Evie was so adorable at that age,” she said “I wish I could have recorded the first tirocery store and she stared at my face like she always did I have never seen a kid study faces the way she did All of the sudden, when I was picking out soush of love suffused her

Calluine it, though”

“All those moments happen when you least expect theht her and she picked up on it pretty quickly, taking those first stu steps” Now she chuckled

Callum opened the door for her and they entered the hotel It was late, so they’d booked a rooht The place was a nice one but not a five star like the Dales Inn

She saw hione

“Are you thinking about Annabel?” she asked

He turned to her as they headed for the bar “About what I missed out on”

“You could always have another family, with someone else” With her