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He’d have to see what it finally t ook to have her see things his way. An unyielding anticipation settled through him.
     
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    Claire arrive d at Emma’s house shortly after she called . She did n’t know what Butch w ould think about her big plans, plans that he hadn’t approved. He would ha ve no choice but to deal with it . Claire noticed Vivian’s car parked at the end of the long driveway. Excited Claire bound ed from her car with the intent t hey could get right down to business. Claire didn’t think Emma was going to like her plan either but fig ured , out of all of her siblings, she would be the easiest one to convince. She ’d raise d her hand to knock on the door , but her knuckles never made contact before Emma threw the front door open , greeted her with a smile , and pulled her in for a hug .
    “ Big s ister, w hat are you up to now ?” Emma asked as she backed out of the doorway , holding it open for Claire.
    “I ’ll tell you about it when we get upstairs . I don’t want Jake hearing my plan just yet and calling Butch to warn him .”
    Emma threw her arm around Claire’s shoulder as she walked her up the stairs. “Well, Vivian is already here , and she brought all the things you asked for. She’s upstairs peeking in on Lily. ”
    Claire followed Emma up the stairs to the baby’s room, where she found Vivian lean ing over the crib in the baby room grinning like a goof at the sleeping Lily .
    The light pink walls surrounding the room had a mural of a white castle and an enchanted forest painted on them . The circular crib had sheer white strips of cloth han g ing down from the ceiling and draping over the crib. The room was fit for a princess , and it was perfect for her niece .
    Vivian turned and walked to the door to greet them, speaking in hushed tones. “ She’s still sleeping , but she is just precious , Emma. You and Jake sure do make beautiful babies.” She glanced over to Claire . “ Claire , i t ’s good to see you again . I haven’t seen you since Abby’s wedding . ”
    Vivian reached up and ran her hands through Claire’s blond locks . “ I don’t see anything wrong with your hair, but I brought all the items you asked for . I’m not sure what you have in mind , but at least I know you ’ll look good doing it.”
    Claire steeled her nerves and girded herself with resolve that she’d follow through regardless of what any of them thought. It was her name on the line and her house that the money had gone missing from, so there wasn’t really an option that she’d be involved and go with Butch . She was doing this with or without their h elp. She could do this . S he knew she could . T he only th ing left was to explain was why she needed to . It was a crazy plan, but it would work. There were a few things bound to go wrong, but she’d been in worse trouble than this and had been trained with the rest of her sisters to take care of herself. Really, the worse that could go wrong was a drunk getting fresh with he r, and she could deal with that . S he’d managed just fine at numerous fundraisers , but bikers might be a different story .
    “Did you bring the clothes too ?” Claire as ked as she proceeded into Emma and Jake’s huge bed room. Claire glanced around the big room . Emma had redecorated it since the last time Claire had seen it. Gone was the sparse bachelor room with no pictures on the wall. The once bare walls were now adorned with wedding photos and pictures of family scattered about.
    “Of course I did . I even brought a few more outfits if you need them.”
    “ Well, y ou ’ve got your work cut out for you . I need you to give me a full makeover — h air, nails, clothes , the works. That should do the trick for what I need.”
    They both just stood there staring at Claire like she had grown a horn on her head, but Vivian eventually started pulling out clothes and her makeup from the bag, getting ready to perform the transform ation. Vivian might