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“I huht When I woke up, there was a hole drilled in the bed, sixteen inches deep,” he said Then he“this big”

“Stop it!” I said, laughing When I was done laughing, I looked over at him as he watchedNorht have called this an aard silence, but I felt perfectly co at me

A fewHe looked at the screen, then said, “I have to take this, sorry”

I el sandwich He turned on his phone and walked away From the tone of his voice, I could tell he was all business

As I watched hiers crept involuntarily toward , kneas rich, and kneas caring However, this was one area where I kneould be lacking His children would always play second fiddle to his business He would probably never ad or his son's baseball ga to win every time

I smiled and closed my eyes as I pressed deeper into my skin Of course, that just meant that I'd have to be an even more dedicated mother, which was no problem for me

He came up behind me while I had my eyes closed “Done with breakfast?”

I gasped as my eyes shot open “Yes”

“I'd love to talk to you here, but theis a little sensitive I'd prefer to discuss it in private”

I giggled “I assume you mean in your hotel room”

“I see we're on the sae”

I shifted in“I could show you sohts first, show you some of my favorite spots”

He sighed and backed up He crossed back over to his side of the table and picked up his coffee “I'eeles My plane leaves at 2 o'clock”

“Do you need a date?” I asked with a laugh

He pulled his sunglasses down and gave lare “I don't think that it would be wise to have my stepsister on my arm for this Besides, I already have a date” I felt my stomach sink “Relax, she's older than Mom She's the mother of one of my business contacts in Silicon Valley”