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Trent followed Blakely to the kitchen, eager to ease the tension between them.

He found her frantically wiping the stovetop when he entered. “Anything I can do to help?”

Halting midwipe, she hesitated before finally turning around. “Um…” Eyes wide, she bit her bottom lip. Something he found sweet.

She looked away. “Actually, it’s Austin’s job to set the table.”

Unwilling to let the moment go, he stepped closer, eliminating what little space remained between them.

“He’s a great kid, Blakely. You’ve done a fantastic job.”

She glanced up at him, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. “Thanks.”

At the table, he clasped Austin’s hand, then offered Blakely his other. The softness of her touch sent a wave of awareness through him. And, for a split second, it was as though they were a family.

Dreams he’d tucked away long ago drifted to the surface. Could he still have the one thing that had eluded him all his life?