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to the door of their house. Shielding his eyes against the late afternoon sun, he stepped outside and started toward them. |
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D.J. allowed the boys to giggle a while longer while she watched Christian approach. Six years of marriage and she still got all choked up every time she looked at him. |
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"What's going on out here? he asked, taking one look at D.J.'s face and putting his arm around her shoulders to pull her close. |
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"Your sons convinced their sister to eat an earthworm." |
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"Liked it, Mama," Josie announced, picking up another worm and dangling it in the air. |
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The boys fell, giggling, to the ground. Chris choked on a laugh, and D.J. elbowed him in the ribs. |
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"What?" he asked with an innocent smile. |
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D.J. threw her hands up in the air and started back toward the house. "I have to go to work. You can handle this one." |
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Christ caught her before she'd walked three steps. He could still move as quick as a tigerthough she usually let him catch her without much of a fight. |
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"I just love a woman in uniform," he whispered as he nuzzled her neck. "And those handcuffs are sooo sexy." |
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"Stop it." She laughed, batting his fingers away from the cuffs dangling at her belt. "I've got to get to the station. I am the sheriff in these here parts, you know." |
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"Oh, I know. I won't give you any trouble, |
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