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planning to take a light load for this first year. I want to spend all the time I can with Ava. It’s already going by so fast. She is attempting to crawl. My God, I don’t know what I’ll do when she’s mobile.”
    I loved hearing the mothering tones in her voice, but it stirred something deep in my chest—a longing for a family. I was sure it was because I was alone. I shook my head at the thought.
    Brooke and John had been trying for five years to conceive, and they had just about lost hope when she finally got pregnant. It added a whole new appreciation to parenthood for them. Each memory was that much more precious.
    “Okay, whenever works for you. I’m in no rush. Give that beautiful baby girl a few extra kisses for me. Hopefully, we can plan a visit soon. I would love to see her again.”
    “Absolutely! I will check my schedule to see what openings I have coming up, and then we’ll plan to have a lunch date. I can always use some girl time. In fact, I could really use a shopping spree soon.”
    I could hear the wheels turning in her head. Now, she would not give up until she had her shopping spree, and no one could top Brooke in shopping. The woman was an unstoppable force of nature. And I could prove it because I’d seen her closet. It was large enough to be a small bedroom.
    “Sure, just let me know when. Take care,” I said.
    “You, too.”
    After I hung up with Brooke, I decided to keep writing. I had surpassed this week’s goal for writing, and I was feeling very accomplished today. I wished every day could be like this.
    My phone rang just as I was proofreading my writing for the day.
    “Hello?”
    “Hello, beautiful. What are you up to?”
    “Just finishing up a very productive work day.” I put away my laptop and went into the living room.
    “That’s great to hear. I hope you took a break to eat.”
    I could hear him shuffling something around. Then, I heard what sounded like a car door closing.
    “Actually, I’m starved. I’m thinking it’s a movie-and-pizza kind of night…maybe even pasta. How did all your work go today?”
    “It went a lot better than I had planned. I hadn’t expected them to accept my lowball offer for a building,” he answered proudly.
    I heard him murmur something to another gentleman. I wondered what he was doing. Why didn’t he just wait to call me after he got back to his hotel room?
    “That’s wonderful news for you. Congratulations.”
    “Thank you. I’m very pleased with the way things went. I like to have eggs in different baskets, so to speak, and this one was shaky for some time. Abbey worked really hard on this deal for the past few months, so I’m very proud of her.”
    I could hear the admiration in his voice as he spoke fondly of his sister.
    “So, she did all the hard work! I should have known better.” I shook my head. “I take back my congratulations and reserve it for the hard worker,” I said teasingly.
    Just then, someone knocked on my door. I casually opened it to see Kyle holding pizza in one hand and his phone to his ear in the other. He smiled, and— wow —it was breathtaking. I smiled back and stepped aside, so he could come into the small foyer.
    “So…I guess I should take my pizza home with me since you’re an Indian giver.” He grinned as he hung up the phone. “Unless you would like to congratulate me again.” He paused for added effect. “And I’ll take a kiss for an apology.” His devilish grin widened.
    I licked my lips while I debated my options, and I decided to be brave. I leaned forward on my toes, wrapped my hand around the side of his neck with my thumb skimming across his defined jaw, and kissed him feverishly.
    I vaguely heard something hit the tiled floor as he crushed my body to his. Further deepening the kiss, his dominant tongue stroked mine as his whole body emitted power and strength, but he was tender and sweet, too. As I sucked his tongue into my mouth, an unfathomable growl vibrated from his