Cole held his breath as Sophie pressed her fingertips into the pad of muscle above his nipple. ‘So firm,’ she murmured in obvious approval. When h...r fingers began to explore his nipple, tickling gently, he gasped. ‘Sweetheart…’ he said, jouncing her a little in warning. ‘You don’t like that?’ she asked, snatching her hand back and flushing beet red. ‘Quite the contrary.’ Sophie flicked him a disbelieving look and made to get up, pulling a rumbled Uh-uh from Cole. Tightening his arms around her,. Cass thought they’d make a great couple. And she knew for a fact that Maria thought he was a nice guy. It was only a matter of time, Cass decided, before they started dating. Marcus and Anna, they were about as opposite as two people could be. They seemed to get along at the hospital. Marcus, Logan, and Joshua would come up to the hospital with Rand on Wednesdays to hang out with Cass, Mari, Cora, and Anna. Then they’d all, with the exception of Anna, head to Randon’s club. It was like a. “Dad, I have to stay with Mom. It looks like you were prepared for everything. Did you have one of your friends bring your truck so you wouldn’t have to ride home with Mom?”“As a matter of fact, I did,” admitted Tim. “Your mother caught my attention with her plan to buy a new house and make me pay half. I suspected Remington was behind that idea. He pretty well confirmed it just now.“She’s not the woman I married years ago and she’s certainly not a woman I would marry today. Nothing I do is. An art student," I said. "I came up here to try to get the projects done that I need for my senior year presentation. We do projects at the start and the end of the year." I see," she said. "Who are you studying under?" My professor is Phillip Whitlow," I replied. "Tough, demanding, but very supportive. I like his style and his manner, even though, on occasion, I have considered homicide."She laughed, a beautiful sound, like a spring rain on a window. "I know Phillip," she said," and I'm sure.