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“Bryce, this is my dad, Daniel. Dad, this is Bryce Spencer, and Mom is holding her daughter, Leah,” Luke introduced them.

“Bryce, it’s nice to meet you,” his father said, and shook her hand.

“You too, Mr. McCallister.”

“Please, call me Daniel.”

Bryce smiled, then Luke saw Beau and Brenna enter the kitchen.

“Bryce, it’s good to see you again. This is my wife, Brenna. Brenna, this is Bryce Spencer and her daughter, Leah.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Bryce. Your daughter is beautiful,” Brenna said with a smile.

Bryce shook her hand, then they all moved to the living room and sat down. The men got interested in a hockey game, while the woman gushed over the baby.

Later, they sat at the dinner table, eating and Luke and Beau teased each other as usual.

“Keep it up and I’ll have Bryce make you change a diaper,” Luke said.

Brenna and Bryce laughed at the look on Beau’s face.

“Nope. Not happenin’,” Beau said as he shook his head.

“Well, that will have to change,” Brenna said.

“What?”Beau asked in a shocked voice.

“I didn’t say right now, but one day.” Brenna smiled.

When Beau blew out a relieved sigh, everyone laughed.

A while later, everyone was relaxing, watching TV, when Leah started fussing. Lisa picked her up while Bryce went to the kitchen to use the microwave to heat a bottle. When she returned, Luke grinned as his mother shook her head, and put her hand out to take the bottle. He watched Bryce laugh, hand over the bottle, then sat beside him on the sofa.

“If she gets the chance, she will spoil Leah,” he whispered.

Bryce looked at him, and their eyes met. She quickly looked away. He couldn’t seem to keep his eyes off her. She was just so beautiful with her black hair, blue eyes, and porcelain skin. Looking at her, he realized that beautiful was such an understatement.

As he drove her home later, he grinned when she yawned.

“Sleepy?”

“I don’t remember when I wasn’t tired. Everything was so good. Your parents are wonderful.”

“I agree. Beau and I are very lucky.”

“You two have a close relationship. The teasing had me in tears. Oh, and I just love Brenna.”

“She’s great. I’m happy for Beau. They’ve known each other for years, but never dated. They were married to other people, who happened to cheat on them together.”

“Brenna told me. I think she and I could become friends.”

“You’d have a good friend in her. I like her.”

Bryce yawned again. “I can’t stop yawning.”

He stopped the truck at the stairs behind the diner and looked at her.

“I’ll get Leah, if you want to go up and unlock the door.”

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