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I really didn’t want to talk about it, so after I answered, “It was,” I tried to steer the conversation back to her. “I don’t see a diamond on your hand; did Jonathan pop the question?”

“No! Thank goodness! He just wanted to have a nice night out. Well, and then he asked what I thought about doing anal.”

“So, he took you to a fancy restaurant to ask if you’d do butt stuff?”

“Yep.”

“What’d you tell him?”

“That I’d think about it.”

“So, are you going to?”

“Probably. I mean, Eddie and I did it when we were together, and I didn’t hate it, but Jonathan’s a lot bigger, so that kind of worries me.”

I winced on her behalf.

She paused as she measured out flour for the croissants.

“What about you? Would you ever do anal?”

I wrinkled my nose. “I don’t know. Maybe someday, but I’ve barely had oral sex, so let me conquer one thing at a time.”

She laughed as she added more ingredients to the mixing bowl.

“Fair enough.”

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“Lainey, baby. You have got to relax.”

I glanced at my watch again as I paced the living room floor.

“It’s ten after seven. I told them I’d be done at seven!” A thought occurred to me. “Maybe they’re at the front of the bakery!”

I’d started toward the apartment door when Adam grabbed my arm.

“I’ll go check, that way you’re here if they come up the back stairs. But, baby girl, are you sure you didn’t sayaroundseven?”

“I’m not sure of anything right now!”

“Take a deep breath. I’ll go check the front.”

I inhaled deeply and remembered to call, “Thank you!” as he walked out the door leading to the bakery kitchen.

I knew I was getting worked up over nothing. Conor was in good hands with Shawn’s family. They adored their grandson and wouldn’t let anything bad happen to him.

And of course they’re going to bring him back,I assured myself. This wasn’t one of those crime news shows where my son gets kidnapped by his paternal grandparents.

They wouldn’t do that.

Would they?

They’d returned every one of my texts asking about how he was doing.

Maybe it was to buy them time as they drove further away.

I glanced at my watch again.

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