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stuff and I’ll see you on Friday.”
    Brady
noted the glare that she gave Jenna before closing the window.
    “So
why did you need to know what I did?”
    “I’m
not really sure,” said Jenna as they walked back up the alleyway. “Guess you
fascinate me.”
    “You
know, I’ve been keeping this a secret. I hope I can count on you not to say
anything to anyone. And especially Hannah, Ash or Chloe, should you speak to them.”
    “Client-attorney
privilege. Even if you were breaking the law I couldn’t tell anyone.”
    Brady
nodded.
    “How
long have you been taking dance classes?”
“Three months. I was tense from working too hard. I saw a show on ballroom
dancing and thought I’d give it a try.”
    “You
looked pretty good in there, and I love those shoes.”
    Brady
looked down. Damn, there was some slush on the toes.
    .
“I’m going to get changed back into my regular clothes, but seeing how we just
so happen to be in Missoula at the same time, would you want to do some
Christmas shopping with me? You might be able to advise me on some items.”
      He hoped she detected a tinge of sarcasm in
his voice.

 
     
    Chapter Eight
     
    He’d
raised his eyebrows and had given her one of those looks when he’d mentioned
them both being in Missoula at the same time. She did feel somewhat guilty
about spying on him. She worried he might think she was a stalker. With his
looks and money, he’d probably had his share of those. She was, however,
relieved he wasn’t traveling here so often because he had another woman tucked
away somewhere. Not that she thought she was in the running for an exclusive
relationship with such a man, but still it was nice to know he was only having
sex with her.
    “I
want to get Sophie a huge teddy bear. Something she can snuggle with as she
grows.”
    Brady’s
voice jarred her for a second. She’d forgotten they were in a toy store. The
old-fashioned kind, uncommon now a days. But Missoula had one, and Brady had
tracked it down.
    The
walls showcased board games, dolls, puppets, and basically everything that
reminded her of the items which adorned both her and David’s bedroom when
they’d been growing up. Jenna’s father had over compensated for them not having
a mother. Perhaps the guilt that he hadn’t been a good enough husband, and
driven her to do something desperate like force her to abandon her own
children.
    “So
what do you think about this one?”
    Brady’s
question took her out of the thoughts.
    He
held up what must have been a three foot tall brown floppy teddy bear. There
was something about a bear that made her want to hug it. She shook that idae
out of her mind, aware that the real kind were deadly. And the myth of a teddy
bear being one’s own best friend, well, that was pure myth. These creatures
were nasty predators which needed to be avoided at all costs.
    Jenna
bit down on her lip, hoping the tears wouldn’t start.
    “I
think he’s great.”
    “So
he’s a he?” asked Brady.
    “All
teddy bears are male, aren’t they?”
    “I
never thought about it before.”
    “Do
you think she’ll be frightened of it? I mean until she gets older?” she asked
him.
    “Maybe,
but I think she’s going to love snuggling with it. In fact, I think I’ll buy
her a doll too. A girl can’t have one too many of those right?”
    It
was at that point Jenna completely lost her heart to this man. He was putty in
Sophie’s hand and she wasn’t even his baby. She didn’t walk and talk yet, but
Jenna could tell he loved her so much. She could only watch in awe as he held
the bear under one arm and pulled down the prettiest doll from the shelf.
    “Yes,
I’m going to buy these two items,” he said, handing them to the store
assistant. “I’ll just look around some more.”
    “I
should probably get Sam something too. Ash and Chloe are spending Christmas Day
with them so I don’t want Sam to feel he’s left out. Mind you, Liam will
probably spoil him,