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She pursed her lips, but her eyes were full of amusement. “Don’t want to give out any spoilers.”
Knox couldn’t help it; he had to kiss her mouth. But as he leaned down, Ruby called out, “Watch, Daddy!”
Jana’s brow lifted. “You’re getting paged, Mr. Bull-Rider.”
He kissed her on the lips before turning. “Yeah, baby?”
“Watch me fly!”
“No, Ruby.” Knox sprinted to where she was getting ready to jump off one of the wide climbing ladders. The distance was only a few feet, but he wasn’t taking any chances. He grasped her waist before she could move. “No jumping.”
“I can do it,” Ruby said. “Mom lets me.”
Knox hesitated. “Well, wait for Mom, then. I want you to meet my friend.”
Ruby was sufficiently distracted, and her brown eyes locked onto Jana.
“What’s your name?” she asked, her tone suddenly demure.
Knox wanted to laugh. His daughter wasn’t fooling anyone.
“Jana Harris,” Jana said. “I saw you once in the grocery store, remember?”
Ruby scrunched up her nose. “I don’t know.”
Jana was smiling, though, and she extended her hand, very formal-like. But Ruby ate it up and shook Jana’s hand.
“How old are you?” Ruby asked, tilting her head.
“Ruby—” Knox began.
“It’s okay,” Jana cut in. “I’m twenty-six. Same as your dad.”
“That’s a lot.” Ruby wrapped her arms about Knox’s neck, and he pulled her close, safely stepping away from the ladder. “I’m five.”
“I thought so,” Jana said. “You look like a very smart five-year-old.”
Ruby grinned. “You’re pretty.”
Knox bit back a laugh. Leave it to Ruby to say every thought that came into her head.
“Well, thank you,” Jana said. “You’re pretty, too.”
Ruby’s shoulders sighed up and down. “Everyone tells me that.”
Knox had to laugh, then, and he sure hoped Jana was taking this all with a grain of salt, even though putting any bias aside, his daughter was beautiful.
“Everyone’s right,” Jana said simply, her tone warm. She’d moved closer to Knox, and he liked that very much. “What’s your favorite thing to do at the park?”
With no hesitation, Ruby announced, “The swings. But Daddy got tired of pushing me.”
Knox groaned. “Tell her how you really feel.”
“I can push you,” Jana said, giving Knox a smirk as she followed Ruby to the swings.
“Can you push me really high?” Ruby said, grinning from ear to ear as she expertly hoisted herself onto the swing.
“Um…” Jana glanced at Knox. He gave a subtle shake of his head. “I think we should be listening to your dad.”
