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him. There was nothing good that could come out of dallying with Amanda Delmar, and that was even more obvious now that he had a child to look out for.
     
    He broke eye contact and pointed behind her. "Girl's department. Right there."
     
    Danny Tucker liposuctioned the fun right out of shopping. He had to be so damn practical.
     
    "Where is an eight-year-old girl going to wear high heels on a farm?" he asked calmly when she showed him an adorable pair of hot pink kitten heels that had an absolutely heart-stopping price tag of only twelve ninety-nine.
     
    "Who cares? For twelve ninety-nine she could wear them once in the house and it would still be a bargain."
     
    Danny shook his head. "Put those back."
     
    She rolled her eyes and slapped them on the shelf, disgruntled. That was the fourth pair of shoes he had vetoed since they had measured Piper's foot with the metal thingy.
     
    He picked up a pair of gym shoes and held them out to her. "What about these?"
     
    "Perfect, if you like ugly and have absolutely no sense of style whatsoever." Amanda pushed them away from her, afraid their hideousness might contaminate her airspace. "They're white and clunky and generic. Eeww."
     
    Piper sat on the floor, letting Baby run around her lap. She looked only mildly interested in their conversation, which was unfathomable to Amanda. Here they were deciding her entire fashion future, and Piper would rather pet the dog.
     
    "Okay, so white and clunky is out. You pick something cute then, since I'll admit I don't know anything about cute. But just nothing with a heel, alright?"
     
    He didn't know anything about cute. He had no idea how freaking cute he was himself. Amanda turned away from him to study the sneaker section. It was starting to annoy her that she was attracted to him. Here they were shopping, which should be taking all her concentration, and she was doing the nipple-tingle thing again.
     
    Maybe it was his modesty that she found so intriguing. Or the way he never lost his cool. Steady as a rock. A very big, buff rock.
     
    Tingle. There it was again. Damn.
     
    Amanda snagged a lavender pair of shoes off the rack. "These aren't bad. A little rubbery for my taste, and the stitching looks uneven, but what can you expect for fifteen bucks? Children in third-world countries can't be expected to sew our cheap shoes straight."
     
    Danny inspected the shoes. "These are fine. Flat sole."
     
    Amanda held them out for Piper. "What about these shoes, Piper? Like them?"
     
    The little girl's eyes widened with naked pleasure. She swallowed hard. "How much do they cost?"
     
    "Fifteen dollars."
     
    Piper's shoulders sagged. "Those are too much money. I don't really need new shoes, these still fit."
     
    And could be condemned by the health department. Amanda didn't even want to consider what vermin had crawled over those grubby shoes Piper was wearing. Plus there was a hole gaping at the toes of the left one.
     
    Danny looked horrified. His jaw locked and his eyes were dark, though he kept his voice even, gentle. "I want to get you new shoes, Piper." He squatted down next to her. "See, I didn't get to buy you shoes for eight whole years, and I've got some time to make up for. It would make me feel better if you let me buy you these."
     
    Amanda didn't see how Piper could resist that kind of earnest plea. Hell, after that speech, she'd let Danny buy her shoes if he wanted.
     
    Piper nodded.
     
    He reached for her hand, and she took it, letting him pull her to her feet. "Let's go get some shorts and T-shirts."
     
    T-shirts. How exciting. He really wasn't getting into the spirit of this. Amanda took the cart and started to push it along behind them, slowing down as she passed the flip-flops. She grabbed a white pair in Piper's size. Then a red pair. And the pink kitten heels.
     
    Piper spotted them in the cart the minute Danny started wandering through the clothing racks, looking at shorts. Her eyes widened, and she glanced