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Any other ti as hell Funny how fascinating it all was to her now

Funny, too, how Tressa was blonde, decorated her home like Lacey did and liked the same kind of tea

She brushed the thought aside Jem had wanted the divorce from Tressa Wanted to live apart from her Lacey was definitely not a “second” choice where the other wo for because he couldn’t have what he really wanted

At least not where his ex-as concerned

Growing up in her sister’s shadoasher paranoid And it had to stop

His call came in while she was on her way ho a video, which gave hihly twenty-twoattention

He was speaking so softly she could barely hear hih the speaker system

“I talked to Tressa before I picked hi

Lacey’s heart thumped so hard she could feel it She hated that Also hated that she couldn’t read anything in his tone of voice or see his face

Her interest in him was more than professional She couldn’t pretend otherwise

“And?”

“He did cry when she was teaching him to swim”

“She told you that?”

“As soon as I asked” He soundedcalm

“Why was he crying? Was he afraid of the water?”