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Chapters (68)
  1. Biding Time
  2. Dedication
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Prologue
  5. Chapter One
  6. Chapter One
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Chapter Three
  9. Chapter Four
  10. Chapter Five
  11. Chapter Six
  12. Chapter Seven
  13. Chapter Eight
  14. Chapter Nine
  15. Chapter Ten
  16. Chapter Eleven
  17. Chapter Twelve
  18. Chapter Thirteen
  19. Chapter Fourteen
  20. Chapter Fifteen
  21. Chapter Sixteen
  22. Chapter Seventeen
  23. Chapter Eighteen
  24. Chapter Nineteen
  25. Chapter Twenty
  26. Chapter Twenty-One
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five
  31. Chapter Twenty-Six
  32. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  33. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  34. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  35. Chapter Thirty
  36. Chapter Thirty-One
  37. Chapter Thirty-Two
  38. Chapter Thirty-Three
  39. Chapter Thirty-Four
  40. Chapter Thirty-Five
  41. Chapter Thirty-Six
  42. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  43. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  44. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  45. Chapter Forty
  46. Chapter Forty-One
  47. Chapter Forty-Two
  48. Chapter Forty-Three
  49. Chapter Forty-Four
  50. Chapter Forty-Five
  51. Chapter Forty-Six
  52. Chapter Forty-Seven
  53. Chapter Forty-Eight
  54. Chapter Forty-Nine
  55. Chapter Fifty
  56. Chapter Fifty-One
  57. Chapter Fifty-Two
  58. Chapter Fifty-Three
  59. Chapter Fifty-Four
  60. Chapter Fifty-Five
  61. Chapter Fifty-Six
  62. Acknowledgments
  63. Other Titles by Lyn Gardner
  64. Going on Red
  65. Choices
  66. Born Out of Wedlock
  67. Give Me A Reason
  68. Mistletoe

“You’ve never mentioned them before,” Ruby said, turning her attention to Bennett. “They work at the gallery?”

“No. Gus is one of my guardians and normally acts as my driver. Cathleen is his wife. This is the first time they’ve been invited to a party at Max’s. Both are a little nervous about it, so I thought they wouldn’t feel so out of place if we went together. They’re very nice people. I think you’ll like them.”

“I’m sure I will.”

***

Until tonight, Gus had only worn a tuxedo once before. It was when he attended his high school prom, and at the insistence of his date, he rented one that matched her dress. Unfortunately, his date’s favorite color was yellow, and as a beanpole who towered over most of his classmates by six inches or more, Gus ended up looking like a dandelion amidst the crop of his shorter classmates. On the day of their wedding, neither Gus nor Cathleen saw the need to spend money they didn’t have, so she’d bought a dress off the rack, and Gus had worn an ill-fitting brown suit. They didn’t care about their clothes. They were nineteen, and they were in love...just as they were now.

Gus had a lot of proud moments in his life. The day Cathleen agreed to be his wife. The days his children were born. The days they starred in school plays, scored winning goals in soccer games, and aced their report cards had all made the list, as had Kenna’s first dance and Fallon’s trust in her parents to finally admit she was gay. They’d all made his chest puff, his heart warm, and his smile widen, and as he walked arm-in-arm with Cathleen to the awaiting car, Gus had another moment to add to his list.

Gus and Cathleen were ordinary people living an almost ordinary life. They knew all their neighbors by name, helped shovel snow off walks and driveways, brought food to neighborhood parties, and babysat, ran errands, and acted as taxis for neighbors in a tight spot or impaired. It was what ordinary people did, and since all knew Gus was now a chauffeur, even the high-end shiny BMW parked in their driveway garnered no attention. Of course, their neighbors didn’t know the woman who employed Gus was hardly ordinary, but if any were peeking out their windows at the moment, they did now. Not only were the Rooneys about to step into a stretch limo, but Gus and Cathleen were also dressed to the nines.