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It was their ritual Anytiot to leave hislittle parts of his son all over Santa Raquel, but in a way that was not a bother to anyone

“Hold on, buddy,” he called “You know the rules” If Levi didn’t wait for Jem, if he even touched wet cee “Why is he the luckiest guy on the beach?” he asked the sisters

Lacey was back in baggy cotton shorts and a blouse Kacey in short shorts with a T-shirt that showed her figure to perfection

“Soht Levi was his way in, but that kid of yours set hiht”

Not at all happy with the surge of real jealousy that sparked through hi on Lacey at the beach, Jem looked her way, his brow raised in question

“Levi told hio away because eren’t supposed to talk to strangers”

Je Gotta love that boy!

SHE DIDN’T REGRET es Not even a little bit She’d thought of hi her first seconds of consciousness Sunday and had taken hih all of the moments of her day

And the ht of him, the more vulnerable she becaiven hiht If he walked out of her life, she was going to be daed

She’d spent her entire adult life preventing herself fro in that position

“Let’s play the gae Levi out of his sandy, wet beach clothes in the spare bathroom and headed to the other side of the house, to their rooether

Kacey glanced her way and frowned

“What?” Lacey forced a big grin “Come on It’ll be a hoot”

“Lacey”

“What?” she asked again “You’re the one who alants to play Now one time I do and”