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Jenna beamed and whispered, “I love you, too.” Then she wiggled off my lap and moved back over to sit by her sister.

A smart move because if she’d stayed where she was for much longer, Dani would not have been happy with what happened next.

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CHASE

Me:

I forgot to warn you that I’m going to talk to your dad.

Sunshine:

Are you NUTS?

Me:

Nuts about you.

It was corny, but I knew it would make her smile.

Sunshine:

Stop being cute. Obviously, you’ve lost your mind. You can’t talk to my dad before Friday.

Me:

You think I’m cute, huh?

Sunshine:

Stop changing the subject! He will literally kill you, Chase. I love my dad, but when it comes to my mom and his daughters, he’s…well, overzealous.

Me:

Relax, sunshine. Everything will be fine.

Sunshine:

If you die, I’m going to kill you. Actually, no. You know what I’ll do?

I started to type a smart-ass response when her next message popped up.

Sunshine:

I’ll just have to find another sexy doctor to marry and have his babies…

My hand clenched my phone so hard I was surprised it didn’t break.

Me:

Oh, baby. You are going to pay for that.

Her text bubble popped up and disappeared several times before it finally came through.

Sunshine:

I hope so.