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too.”
    “You’re
a really kind guy,” said Jenna.
    “I
have the money and I like to spend it on other people who make me happy.”
    “I’m
just going over to check out the puzzles,” said Jenna.
    “Now,
puzzles, I love those. Maybe Sam would like one.”
    He
followed Jenna over to the display. They had three dimensional ones all the way
down to huge wood cutouts for tiny hands to deal with.
    So
many to choose from. She had no idea what images would appeal to David the
most. Nothing to do with nature, and no scenes where animals were in the view,
unless they were cuddly puppies and cats.
    There
was a cute one of kittens in a basket. Maybe. The ones of old houses of the
West might be just what he’d like. She picked up two of them.
    “I
think my brother will enjoy putting these together,” said Jenna.
    “Your
brother. Didn’t you say he worked in the law firm with you?”
    “Yeah,
he used to a long time ago.”
    “What
does he do now?” asked Brady.
    “He’s
retired.”
    That
was what she always told people. She didn’t know why, but it was the easiest
way to explain what had happened.
    “What
do you think of these for guys who fix cars?” He held up two vintage car
puzzles.
    “Perfect.”
    So
perfect that maybe David might like one, too.
    ****
    He’d
kept it cool and casual. He had an inkling why she’d spied on him. Women always
wanted to advance a relationship faster than men. Shifter or human, females
were females. It was in their DNA to find a man and make him their own. Ideas
of marriage and babies swimming in their heads.
    Brady’s
parents hadn’t enjoyed a happy reunion so it seemed ironic that they’d died
together wrapped in one another’s arms when their planet had exploded and
they’d come crashing to earth. It had been the first time he’d ever seen them
look so lovingly into one another’s eyes. Maybe they had been in love, but
hadn’t showed any affection for one another until they realized their lives
were coming to an end.
    Perhaps
being orphaned and not really having another shifter family take him in like
some of the other kids had made him self-sufficient from day one on planet Earth.
A little like Nick Pearson, but twenty times more intense.
    Jenna
really shouldn’t be falling for him because bottom line was, he was already
married to one thing: his business. She’d be getting her hopes crushed if she
thought he would be wining and dining her, and one day getting down on his
hands and knees and proposing. He’d purposely made sure they went their
separate ways back from Missoula after they’d left the toy store.
    “Brady,
Lucy Ahern is here to see you.” Maggie stood in the doorway.
    He’d
been so busy, he’d forgotten Lucy was dropping by to show him her designs for
the interiors of some of the model homes. “Show her in,” said Brady.
    Lucy
waked in, carrying with a bag slung over her shoulder.
    “Hi
Brady.”
    “Lucy,
sit yourself down. Can I get you something to drink?”
    “Soda
would be fine.”
    Brady
stood and poured them both drinks while Lucy took off her coat, sat and placed
her designs on his desk. She took the soda from him and sipped it.
    “I’ve
worked on four different ideas and wanted to see which one you like best.”
    Brady
sat. Considering interior design wasn’t really her career but something she’d
picked up when she’d come to Kalispell and met Liam, she was gifted.
    “These
are all great. I’m going to have a tough decision ahead of me.”
    “I
was thinking since the houses will be close to Glacier, we should go with a
more outdoor feel. Natural colors that are seen in nature.”
    “I
love that idea.”
    “And
you’ll see here that each kitchen will have a bear logo etched into the middle
tile of the floor. I should add that Liam insisted upon it.”
    Brady
leaned back in his chair and laughed. How the guy had gone from human hater to
marrying one, he still didn’t know. Liam was of the old school that shifters
were great,