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"Michael already called dibs," I say with what I’m sure is a naughty grin.
Crew leans in and captures my lips. "Shower after it is, then. Best for last."
"I heard that," Nathan says.
"So did I," Michael says.
"So did I," Andrew says with a chuckle. "I’m going to assume no one needs to make any stops on the way home."
"No," all four of us say at the same time.
CHAPTER 12
Nathan
"Pretty?"
I nod. "Very pretty."
Gracie, Mark and Marissa‘s three-year-old, tips her head to the side and smiles at me. Obviously I gave the right answer. Fortunately for me, it’s been the right answer the last three times she’s asked.
She holds out a tiny hand, palm up. "More."
I know the game now. I open my wallet, extract a dollar bill, and lay it in her palm.
She gives me an even brighter smile and says, "Thank you."
I grin as I watch her head straight back to Danielle.
She hands Danielle the dollar then points at her head. "I want more pretty."
Danielle meets my gaze, her own smile bright and sunny.
She reaches into the tray of hair accessories she has set on the side table, extracts a sparkly pink bow with a clip and holds it up. "How about this one?"
Gracie shakes her head. "Gween."
It’s the fourth time she’s asked for green. I think the girl has a favorite color.
Danielle laughs softly, then takes a green barrette from the tray and holds it up. It’s shaped like a heart. "This one?"
Gracie nods her head emphatically. "Yes."
Danielle gathers the little girl’s silky hair into another little bunch that she pulls up and clips on top of her head with the three other green barrettes.
"You’re gorgeous," she tells the little girl.
Gracie spins around so that Danielle can get the full picture, obviously. Then she leans in and squishes Danielle’s face between her hands and says, "Gworgees."
I can see the delight in Danielle’s eyes and I wonder which of them is having more fun.
Gracie spins and comes back to me.
"Pretty?" she asks me again.
I nod. "Even prettier," I tell her.
"More," she demands, holding her hand out again.
