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turned away. A moment later, it twitched again.
    Emily looked at her curiously. “Aunt Amy, why are you moving your arm funny?”
    “I don’t know, sweetie,” she said, rolling her shoulder. “I think I’m a little tense.” Or maybe I’m allergic to Ms. Hatcher.
    Justin returned and met Amy’s gaze. “She’s gone.”
    Amy heaved a sigh of relief and rushed toward him. She impulsively hugged him and pressed her mouth against his, then pulled backed. “I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you showing up at the exact moment you did. Thank you. Thank you. I owe you a big one.”
    Justin glanced down her body with a sensual once-over, then seared her from the inside out with a warm, yet challenging gaze. “How big a one do you owe me?”
    Oops. Amy felt her heart skip. She wondered if she’d traded the Wicked Witch of the West, Ms. Hatcher, for the Big Bad Wolf, her husband.

Six
    A my felt a tugging sensation on her shorts. She glanced down at Jeremy.
    “What’s a honeymoon?” he asked.
    Her shoulder twitched again. “It’s when the bride and groom take a special trip.”
    His eyes lit up. “To Disney World?”
    “Yes, or the beach. It could be anywhere.”
    “I think we should go on a honeymoon!” he said.
    “Yeah!” Nicholas chorused. “Let’s go on a honeymoon.”
    Emily rolled her eyes in sisterly superiority. “We can’t go on a honeymoon, you guys. Kids don’t get to go. Just grown-ups.”
    Jeremy frowned. “That stinks.”
    “Exactly,” Amy said. “We would miss you too much, so we’re not going on a honeymoon.”
    Jeremy’s face cleared. “Okay. Do we have any cookies?”
    “Did you eat your peas?” Amy asked, glancing at the table.
    Jeremy squirmed. “Two of ’em.” He slid a glance toward Justin. “Do you eat peas?”
    “Yes, I do. Peas make you tall.”
    Jeremy’s eyes widened and he took in Justin’s height. “They do?”
    Nick smiled. “I’m gonna be tall,” he said. “I eat ’em with catsup.”
    Amy turned away from the kids and whispered to Justin, “Peas make you tall?”
    “Can’t hurt,” he said with a shrug, and nodded toward the kitchen table. “It worked.”
    Amy turned around to see Jeremy eating his peas. “Amazing,” she muttered. “Teaching the twins the boy-way to pee, scaring away Ms. Hatcher, and now getting Jeremy to eat his vegetables.” She glanced at him. “I’d almost have to recommend you for sainthood.”
    “Oh, no,” Justin said, raking her from head to toe with another glance that turned up her body temperature. “I guarantee I’m no saint. I look forward to collecting the big one.”
    Amy tried very hard to prevent her mind fromventuring into forbidden territory at his mention of the big one, but she would just bet Justin had…. Her face heated. She definitely needed to chill out. “Ice cream,” she said brightly. “Who wants ice cream?”
    Later that evening, Amy collapsed on the sofa in the den and closed her eyes. She heard Justin’s footsteps and felt his presence in the room, but kept her eyes closed. There was an air of expectancy between them. She ran her thumb over her wedding band, then lifted her hand in the air. “Why did you get me such a nice ring? You could have gotten me cubic zirconia.”
    A brief silence followed. “How do you know it’s not cubic zirconia?”
    Amy popped her eyes open and stared at him. “Is it?”
    His lips lifted in a wry half-smile. “No, it’s not. I’ve been called a tightwad, but even I know it wouldn’t be appropriate in this case.”
    She pulled herself up into a sitting position. “In a way, it would be very appropriate,” she said. “Our marriage isn’t normal.”
    He raised his eyebrows. “From what I hear, normal isn’t always that great. The ring is more a reflection of you. I think you’re genuine, so I think you deserve a genuine stone.”
    Touched, Amy looked down at her ring, and the meaning of the band grew on her. It was one ofnicest, sincerest things