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Starr grabbed her hands "Did he? That’s wicked! When are you getting ht? Get married and have babies? It makes them a faetting et married Then she remembered that Jimmy Don had never married Starr’s mother Jimmy Don was the kind of father who hadn’t married her o He hadn’t even remembered her birthday

Destiny squeezed her hands "It doesn’tthat does that, not beingmarried helps"

Talk about an unexpected twist, Destiny thought helplessly Kipling wasn’t her idea of a sensible choice There was too , and he would always be there to support her She liked how he could have had a huge ego based on his previous career and fame, but he didn’t He was practically ordinary

But the sex thing concerned her Strong e but trouble She didn’t love him, and he didn’t love her, so that was a start, she supposed But was their friendship enough to sustain a e? Even more to the point, had his proposal been a knee-jerk reaction to the news, or had he meant it?

Because until she’d stared into her sister’s face, it had never occurred to her to say yes And now, it seeht not have a choice

KIPLING HAD DECIDED not to push Destiny He knew she’d been avoiding hiraphy were on his side Not toout she was pregnant was news that would take a while for hiettinghis baby, and he was determined to be a part of his child’s life

But she was stillher way, so he didn’t seek her out They had a second search scheduled, and there was no way she wouldn’t show up So he’d loaded up his gear, driven to the search area and waited

She arrived minutes after him When she stepped out of her car, she had on her usual jeans, T-shirt and hiking boots Her hair was pulled back in a si ht with a smile Honest The shadows under her eyes were a testauess finding out she was pregnant had s in her life

"Hi," she said cautiously when she saw him Her expression ary

"No"

She blinked "No what?"

"No, I’ to talk about our personal business at work"

"Oh" She visibly relaxed "Okay Good Are you ready?"