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Her idea. Then we did our run together and had coffee.”
    â€œI still don’t get the problem.” Kim didn’t look puzzled as much as a little self-satisfied. “It’s all peace and serenity with your ex-girlfriend. Most guys would be ecstatic. Why are you complaining?”
    â€œI’m not. Just the opposite.”
    â€œSo, what is the opposite of complaining?” She tapped a finger to her lips. “Praise. Go into rapture over—”
    â€œNo one is going into rapture over anyone,” he scoffed. “But she’s acting pretty cool.”
    â€œYou should have been more appreciative of what you had before sleeping with that woman.”
    â€œThe only person you ever call that woman is my ex-wife, Brittany.”
    â€œYeah. Her. And I bet she spells her name with an i at the end and the dot over it is heart shaped.”
    â€œLet me guess. You don’t like her.” Will knew exactly how his sister felt about his ex. She’d made it clear the first time they met.
    Now Kim made a face that looked as if she’d taken a bite out of a sour lemon. “I never liked her.”
    â€œAnd I should have listened to you.”
    â€œIt’s very big of you to admit I was right, Will. I never thought the day would come when I’d hear you say those words. Although I was always aware that you felt like that.”
    â€œDon’t let it go to your head. For what it’s worth, on the divorce papers she spelled her name with a y and I assume that’s the legal way. She wouldn’t have slowed the process down by getting cute with spelling. She couldn’t wait to be the ex Mrs. Fletcher.”
    â€œDon’t tell me.” Sarcasm was wrapped around every word. “She had her hooks into another guy. Probably seeing him before you two separated.”
    Although he had a whole lot of suspicion, Will had no independent facts to confirm it. All he said was, “Probably.”
    â€œYou’re well rid of her, Will.” She put her hand on his arm. “Please don’t let one bad experience make you gun-shy about a relationship. After all, look at me.”
    â€œWhat about you?”
    â€œI’m the poster girl for what not to do. Pregnant at seventeen and abandoned by the father.”
    â€œThis isn’t getting even, sis, but I never liked that guy.”
    â€œOkay. And I didn’t listen to you. We need to work on that.” She sighed. “But, my point is that I didn’t close myself off from love and now there’s Luke.”
    â€œYou’re a lucky girl.” But this had to be said. “For the record, I’m a detective. I can track that jerk down if you want to get back child support out of him.”
    â€œSweet of you, but no. Someday Tim might want to meet him or the jerk might want to see his son and if it feels right I wouldn’t stop it. But if the guy asked my son for a kidney, he’d have to go through me.” A fierce, protective, maternal expression settled on her face. “As of now I don’t ever want anything from him. Things worked out for the best. Tim is a great kid.”
    â€œYou’ll get no argument from me.”
    Guilt, but no pushback. Not being there for her was one more thing to add to his list of sins. Will had gone ahead with his career and hadn’t been around to support her. That kid of hers, his nephew, was terrific, because he had a terrific mom and a grandfather who was devoted to him.
    Her face went soft as all teasing disappeared. “I keep wondering when he’s going to show interest in the opposite sex.”
    â€œHe might not show it yet, especially to his mom, but I guarantee you there’s already interest.”
    Horror widened her eyes. “Should I talk to him about safe sex? I don’t want him to make the same mistake I did and for sure I’d phrase it better than that because I don’t for one minute consider him a