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thinking about adding it to her menu. So, if you’re not quite so disturbed by then, feel free to come and have dinner with me. My treat. Actually, you’ll be eating by yourself, but you will be eating my cooking. Which will probably suit you rather nicely, since you’ll be dining undisturbed .”
    â€œIs that a dinner invitation?” he asked, ready to turn her down.
    â€œAs in a date for two people, no. As in, if you’re hungry, I’ll have food, yes. That’s an invitation. And normally after my Chilean sea bass puttanesca , no one stays grouchy.”
    He opened his eyes to respond, to turn her down good and proper, in such a fashion that she’d leave him alone from now on, but she was already gone. Which was just as well. Because he had no intention of more interaction with Angela Blanchard, since interaction seemed to lead to…thoughts.
    â€œDamn,” he muttered shutting his eyes, then opening them immediately, when the first image that popped into his mind was… “Damn.”
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    â€œIt’s crazy,” Angela said, handing the diaper bag to her sister, who was already holding onto Sarah for dear life as the toddler struggled to get loose. Which was being encouraged by the twins, Paige and Pippa, who flanked their mother’s side, literally bouncing up and down with excitement. Six years old, and they had more energy than Angela had ever seen in any one spot. “He’s barely even nice to me, and what do I do? I invite him to Catie’s for dinner.”
    â€œYou’re cooking tonight?” Dinah asked.
    â€œLater, after I get off work from the hospital. Trying out a recipe for her.”
    â€œSo it’s not like you two would be sitting down, having a meal together, would it?”
    â€œThe two of us can barely be in the same room together, so I don’t think we’d survive a meal sitting at the same table. But, no, we won’t be together. In fact, we won’t even be in the same part of the restaurant. Which is why this will probably work, if he decides to come. He’ll be in the dining room, I’ll stay in the kitchen, there’ll be walls and doors between us. A beautiful start to what’s destined to be a rocky relationship.” Laughing, she tossed a bag of Sarah’s toys at the twins. “Are you sure you want to do this? I mean, I could take Sarah down to Catie’s with me. You know how she loves watching her, and she does have the office set up.”
    â€œNo, Aunt Angela!” the twins cried in unison.
    â€œThey’ve been waiting all day for this. They want to play dress-up with Sarah. I think they also have big plans to decorate the crib as a castle for a fairy princess. And to be honest, I need some baby time. It’s nice just…just holding her. And she’s not going to tolerate that for too much longer.”
    â€œAre you…?” Angela indicated a swollen belly, so not to say the word pregnant where the twins would hear.
    â€œNot yet,” Dinah said wistfully. “So I think it’s the time. If Eric ever has time to slow down a little. That’s one of the reasons he brought Mark here, to take up some of the slack while he and Neil spend more family time.”
    One of the reasons . Gabby had hinted at something else, too, and she wondered if her sister knew. Now wasn’t the time to ask, though. Not while the twins were within earshot and Catie was expecting her any minute. “Well, when you do, you know you can count on me for anything.”
    â€œFor what?” Paige piped up. “What can my mom count on you for?”
    â€œA nice fruit tart I intend to make tonight.”
    â€œMe too,” the twins cried together.
    â€œYou too,” Angela said, then gave each of her nieces kisses and hugs. Her nieces… Dinah was a lucky woman, married to a man like Eric who had two such great little girls. They were a good family and she did