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They touched riain and sipped

Kate beamed For all her worries over what may or may not transpire with Sophie, she could at least take solace in knowing this incredibly momentous life-occasion could be pulled off without a hitch

Except that Nikki wouldn’t be there by her side Or Charlotte

And Jude wasn’t exactly getting the traditions he was trying to set as precedence in his own life

This gave her pause

But he was already on his laptop, using the flight’s wifi, pulling all the pieces together The way he so expertly did

And Kate had to admit, this was the proper path for them at this very moment

If Jude felt compelled down the road to fulfill conventional ideals… Kate would say hell, yes to every single one of them

In fact… Perhaps when all was resolved in Mexico City—for better or for worse—she’d enlist Nikki and Charlotte’s help in planning a surprise wedding and reception that ht sweep Jude off his feet

The man certainly deserved it

And Kate found it was precisely the favor she wanted to return to him

She’d say life couldn’t possibly get any better But then she r

ationalized that she had her fauarantees that the Mexican governrant her and Jude custody or an official adoption of Sophia-Maria Santos

Kate accepted a fresh ht attendant and sipped, willing her pulse to slow a bit and telling herself that she literally had to take this all one minute at a tiled would drop So nothing would co down around hers and Jude’s ears…

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