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He see at her differently, too

And more than usual Farat her

Making her self-conscious about the skinny jeans and knee-length open sweater she’d pulled on over a jeweled long-sleeved T-shirt He’d seen the outfit before It wasn’t as if she had a closet full of clothes But ht she should have dressed up more?

Or was too dressy?

Not that his surreptitious looks gave off any hint of disapproval To the contrary They were ht and kiss him

The cruise around the harbor was sold out and included live entertainment, but when there were opportunities to talk, the conversation centered around Tamara The fault of all three adults there, not the child’s

It was as though they were all avoiding any negative topics—until the teenager asked them about Denver She wanted to know about the mountains and theand the horown up in

A home that could possibly be seized by the courts if Walter Connelly was found guilty of fraud At thethere

“I texted Dad earlier,” Ta their meal “I asked him if I could come to Denver”

“You did?” Missy said with shocked displeasure And Gabrielle wondered if it was the first tiirl had texted her father since the breakup

“I know you told me to wait for him to contact me, but I just wanted to see what he’d say”

“What did he say?”

“No”

“That’s it?” Liam asked

“He said that he’s busy ork right now and wouldn’t be able to show me around or spend time with me”