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“Really?” Ian still looked uneasy.

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“Seriously,” Jessica scoffed, rolling her eyes. “You’re never this awkward about anything else. It’s like you turn. into a whole different person when it’s about feelings.”

Ian mumbled, “You wouldn’t understand.”

Jessica shrugged, “Maybe I don’t. But honestly, if you don’t even have the guts to admit you like someone, then what’s the point?”

“Yeah, right. Like you’d ever confess if you fell for someone,” Ian retorted.

“What’s there to be scared of?” Jessica said confidently. “If I ever find a guy I like and he’s not taken, I’d chase after him with everything I’ve got.”

Ian’s lips twitched.

Jessica ground her teeth. “What’s with that face?”

Ian, not the least bit worried about getting smacked, said, “Honestly, I feel bad for whoever you decide to like.”

He really couldn’t picture Jessica actually having a crush on someone. With how quick she was to throw punches whenever she got annoyed, he’d bet if someone didn’t like her back, she’d just chase them down and rough them up.

“Careful, or I’ll go tell Rebecca you like her right now,” Jessica teased, knowing full well he was asking for it.

“Anyone you fall for is blessed beyond belief!” Ian backpedaled instantly, realizing he couldn’t afford to cross ‘her. “Honestly, whoever ends up as your husband is going to be one lucky guy.”

Jessica rolled her eyes and didn’t bother responding.

She glanced in the direction Rebecca had gone, then started the car and drove off.

When Rebecca walked in, Amelia and Samuel were waiting for her in the living room. The moment Samuel saw her, he toddled over as fast as his little legs could carry him and threw his arms around her. “Mommy!”

Rebecca crouched down to hug him back.

Samuel gave her a loud, smacking kiss on the cheek.

Rebecca was a little surprised. ‘Why is he being so affectionate all of a sudden?‘ she wondered.

“Mommy,” Samuel called out sweetly.

Rebecca’s voice lifted at the end, her face soft with affection. “Yes?”

Samuel’s big, round eyes were absolutely adorable. “Are you feeling better now?”

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Rebecca reached out and ruffled his hair. “Just seeing you makes me happy.”

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always talk to me or Amelia,” Samuel said, clutching Rebecca’s hand seriously, as if he was making her a solemn

surprised by his

her about

tell Jeffrey everything, big or small. Their relationship

“Okay,” Rebecca replied softly.

family, or maybe she hadn’t

thing didn’t stir up much in her–she mostly just felt a faint,

transfer,” Amelia said. She’d only had her accident a year after Rebecca and Jeffrey got married, so

wanting to stop for a break. “Let’s do it

stuff is in your name, the Quinn family will probably call you over to talk things through. Will you be

not that

a relationship that deep, there’s just no way someone could

had broken up with Ryan cleanly on the surface, but it took her ages

property transfer will take a few days to go through anyway,” Rebecca said, not wanting to sit

Amelia said, not pushing

night fell heavy

through it, fall asleep without a hitch,

dragged by, her thoughts refused to settle. The image Stephen had shown her kept surfacing over and over–the photo was only a fleeting glimpse, yet every moment burned vivid, Jeffrey’s expression etched in her mind, haunting her like a

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words crept

died. That line echoed

jumped to

identify his body and

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her side, as if she could block out all those feelings just by

the same world. Whatever had happened before, whatever came after, none

the more she told herself that, the harder it

time, over on Samuel’s

Jeffrey’s chat, but just couldn’t figure out how to say

all, Jeffrey was still his dad. Now that he and Rebecca were divorced, Samuel felt like, as their son, he should probably talk to him

forth for a whole ten

a message: [Mr. Hanson, I heard you and my

still at the office working overtime when Samuel’s message popped up. He glanced at

on his usual

to Jeffrey–acting cool was

bothered to type. His voice was soft and sweet, but with a cheeky little edge. “Super happy

you’ve got them lined up, let me know—I’ll come and check

stared at

Dad, that’s low even for you,‘

[It’s getting late. Off to

you going to

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so you don’t start mistaking all those new dads for me.” Jeffrey

Samuel’s expression didn’t match Jeffrey’s easy tone–he looked a

few seconds later, he