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The bouquet was enormous.

She smiled as she picked up the card, her eyes blurring with tears as she read it.

For my new mummy on her first Mother’s Day. Love, Oliver xoxo

She looked at Ryan. “Crayon?”

“Oliver doesn’t yet have the dexterity to hold a pen.” She shot him a look and he said, “Okay, but he wrote on the back.”

She saw the blue scribble there.

She kissed the little boy on the cheek.

“Thank you for the pretty flowers, Oliver.”

“Shouldn’t I get a thank-you, too?” Ryan asked.

“Thank you,” she said.

His brows lifted. “What about a kiss for me?”

She took a step closer and let her gaze settle on his lips. She’d thought about Oliver’s mum all day, how much she admired her friend’s willingness to go after what she wanted. She wished she could be that fearless and reach for what she wanted.

Ryan was so close, all she had to do was rise up on her toes and brush her lips against his. Then take his hand and lead him to her bedroom.

Could she be fearless enough to do it?

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