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He’d never had to deal with a situation like this. But when Kaylee took another step forward, looking as if she wanted to climb into his client’s lap, instinct drove Max to move. He reached out, snagged Kaylee’s hand and drew her toward him.

He could return her to her mother with some strong words about keeping the child out of his hair, as Jane had promised to do. Instead, he scooped Kaylee onto his knee. She looked up at him with big, questioning eyes, and Max prayed she wouldn’t let loose with an earsplitting scream as she had the day before.

But after a moment or two she looked away and settled into his lap, shoving her thumb into her mouth.

Finally the meeting concluded, and Kaylee was fast asleep, drooling slightly on Max’s shirt.

He had to admit it was a rather nice feeling, having a little girl trust him to this degree.