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    “How long has he been using?” Brenna asked, her eyes fixed on the pills in Sanford’s hand.


    “Almost a year,” Isabe replied. “He took the money my dad left me and burned through it on that junk. Now he won’t stop asking me for money, always saying he’s broke.”


    After a pause, she asked, “Brenna, do you want me to get someone to get rid of him?”


    “Nah. This is better. Let him sink on his own. He can feel the world’s cruelty piece by piece. He hasn’t suffered nearly enough yet.”


    Isabe could tell Brenna still believed Mack was getting off too easy. She was already thinking of ways to stir up trouble for him.


    “Let’s go inside and grab a drink.” Brenna stepped out of the car with Isabe. Together, they walked inside.


    The Imperial Bar’s lobby manager spotted Brenna at once and hurried over. “Miss Harper, let me show you to Mr. Mitchell’s exclusive private room.”


    Brenna’s eyes swept the hall until she found Mack. He was in a circr booth, stering on fake smiles while perched on Sanford’sp.


    The manager caught the direction of her gaze but couldn’t figure out what she was thinking.


    After a pause, he gestured toward a semi-open room upstairs. “How about up there, Miss Harper?”


    Brenna looked up. From that spot, she would have a perfect view of Mack. “Sure,” she said. “Lead the way.”


    Brenna didn’t linger at the bar. After downing a couple of orange juices and catching up with Isabe, she called it a night and headed home.


    Back at home, she noticed Ethan had sent over a flurry of pictures, every shot featuring a round-cheeked baby.


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    A message then popped up from Ethan. “Guess what? I’m an uncle now!”


    Brenna replied, “Congrattions! We need to go meet this little cutie soon.”


    “How about the day after tomorrow?” Ethan responded almost instantly.


    Brenna said yes without hesitation and spent the next afternoon revisiting the same shop where she and Ellie had hunted for baby supplies. She left with bags stuffed full of newborn must-haves and items for Rosanna. Before heading home, she made a stop at a jewelry store to pick out a tiny gold bangle and a ne for the baby.


    By Tuesday morning, Brenna and Ethan were on their way to Kenny’s ce. Kenny, newly minted as a dad, was taking his month-long paternity leave from the airline.


    He weed them at the door, the grin on his face impossible to miss. “You guys made it! Come in!”


    Ethan’s present to him, a downtown t within walking distance of everything important, had turned out to be the perfect family home. With schools and clinics close by, Kenny and Rosanna had fallen in love with the ce.


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