"Holy smokes." Jeffrey had to stifle the curse before it slipped past his lips.

Well, Derek was still there now. His desperate gaze flicked to Karen.

Karen reached over, taking the grocery bags from Jeffrey's hand, and said to Derek, "Dad, Jeffrey's got a call from work. Let's head upstairs.” "Well, sure," Derek wasn't born yesterday, but if his daughter didn't make a fuss, neither would he. He followed her up the stairs.

of earshot

clear enough?" He had never met such a clingy ex. To think she'd actually show

a bachelor for life. I told myself to let go, to stop thinking about you, and then you turn around and propose to her?" Jeffrey wasn't interested in her roundabout complaints. He focused on his smoke, and when she finally stopped talking, he said nonchalantly, "Yeah, I'm marrying her." "And what about me?"

have a code against hitting women." "Ha. Then kill me. It's better than watching you marry another

in such a hurry, and even though I reminded you, you didn't listen. So a month later, I found out I was pregnant.” "But that's... that was two years

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