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corner of the blanket moved and he saw her eyes. He smiled and stepped in.
    “ Good morning . ”
    “ Shhh . ” She put her finger to her lips before she dropped the blanket again. He softly closed the door and approached the side of the bed. He squatted down and lifted the corner of the blanket.
    “ Good morning , ” he whispered and her face split into a wide grin .“ I brought you some coffee . ” He was still whispering as he held up the cup. She sighed and pushed herself into a sitting position and took the offered cup.
    “ Thank you , ” she whispered and he grinned. He sat down beside her on the bed.
    “ How are you feeling ? ”
    “ Bad , ” she said simply, “ Did I make a complete fool of myself ? ”
    “ No, you did n’ t behave badly. In fact you were very friendly . ” Her eyes popped open above the cup and she stared at him.
    “ I did n’t … I mean we did n’ t ? ” His eye brow quirked up.
    “ Sweetheart if we had, yo u’ d remember . ” She giggled at his indignance and he smirked. It was a nice sound .“ I think the children are squabbling . ” She frowned thinking she must have heard him wrong. He lifted one finger and pointed at the ceiling and she understood.
    “ Oh the girls. What are they squabbling over ? ”
    “ Um to move or not to move. I think . ”
    “ Oh. Every couple of weeks they get it in their heads to all swap rooms. Let me gues s … Katrina does n’ t want to move . ”
    “ It would seem that she does n’ t. They have been arguing about it all morning . ”
    “ She never moves but someone always wants her to . ”
    “ Why does n’ t she move ? ” Rose shrugged but she looked away from him and he could tell she knew why. He just continued to watch her for a minute and she finally relented.
    “ It was their room , ” she said softly and took a sip of the coffee without meeting his eyes.
    “ She still loveshim ? ”
    “ Yeah, for all the good it does her . ” He was surprised by her bitter tone.
    “ Is n’ t it better to have loved and lost ? ”
    She finally looked at him .“ Do you really believe that ? ”   He started to say he did but her smoky eyes made him hesitate and really think about it.
    “ I might if I had ever been in love , ” he said seriously.
    “ You might not if yo u’ d had your heart broken . ”
    He pursed his lips in thought .“ You know I’ ve gotten back on every horse I’ ve been thrown from. Maybe she just needs to get back in the saddle . ” 
    Rose smirked and then she laughed .“ Well sh e’ s not getting back in the saddle. She is not interested in riding again. She only sings . ” Rose sighed .“ I worry about her sometimes . ”
    “ She worries about you too . ” She looked at him and frowned .“ Do n’ t look at me like that. I know things. You would be amazed by the things I know . ” She looked at him for a long moment then burst out laughing .“ Boy you really know how to wound a gu y’ s pride . ”
    “ I’ m sorry , ” she said,containing her laughter. She leaned over and bumped him with her shoulder. Then patted his knee with her hand .“ I did not mean to wound your pride . ”
    “ Alright, yo u’ re forgive n … this time. Just do n’ t let it happen again . ” She smiled but tried hard not to laugh.
    “ I … achoo ! ” Before she even lifted her head he was holding out a handkerchief .“ Do you keep all dozen in your pocket ? ”
    “ Not all of them . ”
    “ Oh I hate being sick , ” she sniffed.
    “ No one likes being sick . ”
    “ I am so glad its Sunday . ” She handed him back the cup and crawled back up and stretched out on the bed behind him .“ I am not getting up today. I’ m going to sleep till tomorrow . ”   He turned and looked at her.
    “ You do n’ t work on Sunday ? ”
    “ We are closed on Sunday , ” she said snuggling back under the blanket.
    “ You ca n’ t leave me alone with them ! ” He insisted. She looked up at him.
    “ Why not?