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Kate Stockwell called Hannah on the house line at eight the next morning. “Is she awake? I thought I’d stop in before I go down to breakfast.”

Hannah smiled. “Yes, she is.”

Not five minutes later, Kate breezed into the nursery. “Okay, I’m here. Do I get to hold her?”

Hannah passed the baby over, and Kate gathered her close. Whatever shadows Hannah had seen in those deep blue eyes the evening before had been banished, apparently, with the new day.

Kate sat in the rocker and cooed to her niece. She was wearing a silk pantsuit that must have cost more than Hannah brought home in a month. However, like her brother, Kate didn’t seem to care in the least if Becky drooled all over her designer duds.

Eventually Kate spared a glance for Hannah. “Interviewing for your replacement today?”

Hannah lifted a shoulder in a half shrug. “Maybe. I should at least get the ads in the papers and call the agencies. The agencies might manage to get some applicants over here today—and they definitely will by tomorrow. I’m expecting this to go real quickly. In a few days, the new nanny will start work and I’ll be out of here.”

Kate grinned. “You said that yesterday. Are you trying to convince me…or yourself?”

“Just stating the facts.”

Kate wasn’t buying. “Don’t think you can fool me, Hannah Miller. I spend my workday digging out what’s going on beneath the surface. You love this baby. You don’t want to leave her. Ever.”

What could Hannah say? “You’re right. I love Becky. And the last thing I want is to leave her. But I will. And very soon.”

“Cord told me he asked you to take the job yourself.”

“Yes, he did.”

“So why won’t you?”

“It’s best that I go.”