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to feel guilty for being here when she was about to leave, like she was doing something wrong. She said she had a boyfriend. Is that the one you told us about?”
    “Yeah, total asshole, not near good enough for her. So you liked her?”
    “Yes, she’s adorable, gorgeous. I can see why you’ve been going on about her. She said she’d be at the funeral tomorrow, so Adam can meet her then.”
    “Did she seem to like you, Ethan?”

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    “I think it surprised her, but yeah, seemed attracted. That could explain why she appeared to feel guilty. What do you plan to do if she takes a liking to Adam as well?”
    “To take this very slow and see how she feels about it. What we want is pretty unorthodox. I don’t want to scare her off completely if the idea of being with the three of us is too much for her to handle. Let’s just take it slow and see how she does. First thing we need to do is focus on Mom’s funeral and taking care of Dad.” He paused and felt a hitch in his chest at the mention of her name. He let out a long, shaky breath, and Adam reached over and put a hand on his shoulder.
    “I can tell you right now, knowing Rose as well as I did, that while she would appreciate the sentiment, she’d expect you to seize the next opportunity that presents itself to get closer to Grace. You know how much she liked Grace, and that if we really wanted someone who could love all three of us, she felt like Grace might be the one. Remember what she said about her?”
    “A heart as big as Texas,” Ethan murmured.
    Rose Marie had not necessarily understood their desire for a woman who wanted all three of them. However, she did admit to them in her candid, no nonsense way that the thought of being a woman whose every need was attended to by three handsome, charming men was enough to get even her aging heart pounding just a bit. They’d all laughed, a little red-faced, over that, but she’d given them her blessing, warning them to let Grace set the pace if the opportunity presented itself.
    Adam continued, “So just pray for an opportunity.”
    Ethan added, “And hope the boyfriend is soon out of the picture.”
    “She saw me half nekkid today,” Jack mentioned nonchalantly as he took a bite of his bread.
    Both Ethan and Adam dropped their spoons, and they clattered to the table.

     
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    Grace tidied up the kitchen, took her shower, and got ready for bed. It was early, but the heat wiped her out, and she didn’t feel like watching any TV. She lay in bed and tried to read, but thoughts of Jack kept creeping into

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    her mind. Even more disturbing were thoughts of Ethan, with his sparkling bedroom eyes gazing down at her.
    He didn’t treat her as though she was an acquaintance or friend of Jack’s or even a possible girlfriend of his roommate’s. He reacted to her as though he was interested in asking her out for a date until she’d mentioned her boyfriend, and then he’d backed off. That had fueled her own guilt but not for the right reasons. She should feel guilty for lusting after two men, neither of whom was the man she currently lived with. Instead, her heart ached for feeling that way while attracted to Jack.
    What a mess. Owen had to go as soon as she got up the nerve. She wished she was as strong as her sister, Charity. Charity would tell Owen to get the hell out. She’d throw all his stuff on the lawn and call the law on him if he complained. Grace hated to make a scene. Charity wouldn’t think that the deed had been done right unless the police did get involved. She’d told Grace this on several occasions and had even offered to do it for her. It began to sound like fun.
    Her thoughts rambled back around to the incident in the dressing room.
    She hadn’t intended to stare. She was used to averting her eyes in that area, delivering and taking away clothing her customers had tried on. But most of her customers wore tighty whities or at least Underoos, for Pete’s sake.
    Looking away from