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Margaret
    Fulbrook said with grim satisfaction. “Forty years old and the man still hasn’t learned how to keep his jeans zipped up.
    You have my sympathy, Miss Prentice. But not much of it. I warned you to stay away from that man.“
    Diana came close to losing her temper. She had always felt sorry for the bitter woman who had denied herself her
    own grandson for nearly twenty years, but this was going too far. Colby was already moving forward, a dangerous
    expression on his face. In another moment there would be fireworks.
    Diana smiled serenely at Margaret Fulbrook. “The wonderful thing about being my age is that one gets to make
    one’s own decisions. One needn’t listen to the warnings of others.“
    “Diana?“ Colby came to a halt, no longer certain he had an adversary. “What the hell is going on here?“
    “There you are, Colby.“ She went to him and stood on tiptoe to kiss him lightly. “I’ve got the mail. Shall we leave?“
    Colby scowled at Margaret Fulbrook. “Yeah, let’s get out of here.“
    “Just a moment, you two,“ Mrs. Fulbrook snapped. “I hear you’re getting married here. Is my grandson going to be
    coming up from Portland for the wedding?“
    “Not that it’s any business of yours, but, yes, Brandon will be here on Friday,“ Colby growled as he shouldered
    open the glass doors. He let them swing shut on the older woman’s next remark. “What was that all about?“ he
    demanded.
    “Margaret Fulbrook was speculating on the reason behind our hasty marriage plans.“
    “Yeah, that figures. The old witch.“ Colby came to a halt beside the Jeep and captured her face between rough
    palms. “Are you okay, honey?“
    “I still feel a little dazed whenever I think about being pregnant,“ she answered truthfully.
    “You’re going to make a good mother once you settle down and get your priorities straight. You’re still panicked,
    but once you’re past that part, you’ll be fine.“
    “How do you know?“
    “Because I’ve been there, remember?“
    Diana clasped his wrists and looked up at him with anxious eyes. “Oh, Colby, I know you have and it’s not fair for
    you to have to go through this again.“
    “If you bring up the subject of fairness again, I’m going to get really angry. There’s no going back for either of us,
    so we don’t talk about it. I thought I made that clear?“
    She nodded, her smile tremulous. “You did. And you’re right. I won’t bring up the subject again.“
    “Good. Let’s go pick up those groceries.“ Colby glanced into the Jeep. “Stay put, you idiot dog. We’ll be right
    back.“
    Specter gave him a bored look.
    “You and my dog have made some headway toward detente,“ Diana observed. “At least the two of you don’t
    growl openly at each other any longer.“
    “I wouldn’t trust that mutt as far as I could throw him, and what with the way you overfeed him, that’s not far. If he
    ’s behaving himself around me these days, it’s only because he knows he’s living under my roof and he’ll get kicked
    out if he tries anything really nasty. This isn’t detente, it’s a power struggle. Specter’s gone underground for the time
    being,“
    “I think you credit him with a little too much deviousness. He’s only a dog, Colby.“
    “Hah. He’s jealous of me. Before I came along, he was the only male in your life.“ Colby glanced down at the letter
    in her hand. “Except for that damn boss of yours. What’s he writing to you about this time?“
    Diana opened the envelope as they walked toward the grocery store. Quickly she scanned the contents of the
    letter. “He says my position is still waiting, work is piling up, and they could really use me. He thinks he could wangle
    a raise for me if I return from my leave soon.“
    “Forget it.“
    “I’m not so sure, Colby. I was thinking that going back to work for Carruthers and Yale might be the perfect
    solution until the baby arrives. I’d feel strange about starting a