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He pressed her so she sat on the sofa.
“Are you?” he asked.
“Uh-huh. I played the lead pig in the Three Little Pigs, a production we put on in the fourth grade.”
“There was a lead pig?” he asked, sounding amused. That was odd.
“Yes, and I was it! No matter what Shelby Colby says.”
“Shelby Colby?” he asked as he seemed to produce a blanket out of nowhere, tucking it around her.
“Yeah. My nemesis. She was always trying to be better than me. She never was, though. And she wasn’t the lead pig.”
“I believe you. Interesting name she has.”
She snorted. “She got married straight out of high school. Not sure if it was because she wanted a new last name or because she was pregnant.”
“What’s her last name now?” he asked as he crouched in front of her with a bag of chocolate and her drink bottle in his hands.
Where had that come from?
“Dolby.”
“She’s now Shelby Dolby?” he asked, his lips twitching.
“Why is that funny?”
“No reason. Your water bottle is full. Have you been drinking plenty?”
“Um . . . ”
He gave her a stern look.
“It’s difficult to remember to, sometimes.”
“I want you to drink more. I’m not even going to ask if you’re eating properly. I don’t think I’ll like the answer.”
She wasn’t sure why he cared. He was a very confusing man.
“Here, eat this.” He unwrapped and held up a piece of chocolate. A Hershey’s Kiss. “It’s emergency chocolate. I have it on good authority that it makes everything better.”
“Oh.” That’s what she’d told him. She tried to take the chocolate, but her hands were trapped.
“I’m trapped! What happened to my hands? They’re stuck.” Panic filled her. She didn’t like being trapped.
“Easy, Little Blossom,” he soothed as he lifted the blanket away.
Oh. That was kind of embarrassing.
Then he pressed the chocolate to her lips. She took the piece and started sucking on it. “Sorry. I’m overreacting.”
“Don’t talk with your mouth full,” he scolded her quietly.
“Sorry. Oops.” She put her hand over her mouth as she finished the sweet treat.
He held up another piece and she took it, devouring it. When she reached for a third piece, he held the chocolate away.
“More,” she demanded.
