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Jenny was itching to hear what Jada found out, so she’d taken just a little bit of the food and was done first.
“So, Jada—” she started.
“Not done,” Brax said.
“You don’t know what I was going to talk about,” Jenny protested. “I wanted to know where she got her purse. It is crazy cute. I want to see what else they have.”
Jada looked up and grinned. “I got it online. Kate Spade. Love their stuff. You need to shop their outlet. Lots of deals to be had.”
“I’m going to be on their site today.”
“Oh God, not another one,” Gideon groaned. “Please don’t say you like shoes,” the man begged.
“Sure, I like shoes.” Jenny smiled. She turned to Jada. “You, too?”
“Oh, do I ever. That was one of the worst and best things about the house blowing up. I lost all my shoes. But then I got to start replacing them all. The insurance adjuster had a hard time believing how much all of my shoes were worth.”
Gideon shook his head. “I had a hard time believing how much those shoes cost. Shit, Jada, you could have bought a new car for the price of all of those shoes.”
She looked over at her fiancé and batted her eyes. “A small economy car. One of those ones without the backseat.” She turned back to Jenny. “Let me know when you want to go shopping. I’m there.”
“Uhm, I’m not sure that you and I are on the same wavelength when it comes to shoe shopping. I’m thinking about a collection that will equal the amount of a used laptop. You know, maybe a five-year-old used laptop.”
“I knew there was a reason I liked you,” Brax crowed.
“You lucky bastard,” Gideon muttered.
“Oh, quit your complaining. You have never had to pay for anything of mine, you big oaf. My consulting gigs are making money hand over fist, and you know it.”
Jenny was impressed with the pride in Jada’s voice.
Gideon reached over and put his arm around Jada’s shoulder, then tugged her close for a kiss. “You are amazing. Have I told you that lately?” he asked quietly.
“You forgot to this morning, so thank you,” she whispered back. “Love you, Gideon.”
He gave her a light kiss. “Love you more.”
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Brax had insisted on clearing the breakfast dishes, and Gideon helped.
“You cooked, I clean. Them’s the rules,” Brax said.
“I like him,” Jada whispered when the two men were in the kitchen. “Actually, I love him for saving Lucy’s life. But I like him for you.”
Jenny frowned. “You do? Why?”
“I’ve seen him with two women since Gideon and I have been together. They didn’t last long, but he never seemed to be as emotionally invested as he is with you. When he looks at you, it’s like you’ve hung the moon.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Jada pulled her purse into her lap, then grabbed her tablet. “It was great you gave me your username and password, but it turned out I didn’t need it. Gideon had already found a way into your company’s intranet, and he’d hacked into everybody’s email that he thought was relevant. Like I said, my brain hasn’t been firing on all cylinders because of the wedding. I feel like a fool.”
“Jada, don’t feel that way. Take my advice and enjoy it. Being surrounded by your family’s love is a blessing. You’re lucky.”
She looked up at Jenny. “You weren’t?”
