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enough.”
    â€œDon’t worry about the car, it can be replaced. Yu’ safety is more important here,” Allan replied so strongly, it made Kelee nervous.
    â€œI’m jus’ glad someone was nice enough to help her get back to me,” Lori said, rubbing her belly. She looked tired.
    â€œWho helped yu’?” Allan asked. “Some guy name Tyce, he drives a black BMW X5 jeep. Know him? No, describe him?” She did. When she was finished Allan shook his head. “I will be more careful next time,” Kelee said.
    â€œHis name was Tyce.”
    Allan suddenly looked curious. Kelee wondered why.
    â€œI will be more careful next time,” Kelee insisted.
    â€œStop scarin’ her!” Lori slapped Allan on the arm.
    â€œSorry, didn’t mean to.” Allan smiled, which put Kelee at ease.
    â€œWha’ time is it?” Lori asked.
    Allan looked at the clock on the wall. “Almost four.”
    â€œTell Nadine to start dinner for me. Sean is comin’ to dinner tonight.”
    â€œNeed me to do anything?” Kelee asked, perking up. She had been anticipating seeing Sean again.
    â€œYu’ don’t cook, remember?” Lori reminded her.
    Kelee rolled her eyes at her. ”Only because yu’ did everything, mother-hen.”
    â€œYu’ were lazy,” Lori teased.
    Lori was right; she rarely did any cooking growing up. She didn’t mind cleaning up, but she never did take to cooking. She knew the basics, but had never delved too far into it. If she did cook it was something quick and simple like grilled chicken or pasta. She never learned how to make traditional dishes; plus they took too damn long to make as far as she was concerned.
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    While Lori napped, and Allan retreated to his study, Kelee decided to help out by setting the dining table, after which she took a long cool shower. She was coming out of the shower wrapped in her robe when she ran into a wobbling Lori, rubbing sleep from her eyes.
    â€œWhy didn’t yu’ wake me?”
    â€œYu’ looked so tired.”
    â€œCome help me get out of this suit,” Lori said, heading into her room. Kelee followed. She helped her sister undress and marveled at Lori’s naked pregnant body.
    â€œWha’?” Lori asked when she caught her staring.
    â€œThat belly is huge. Yu’ sure yu’ due in two months?”
    Lori rolled her eyes.“Yes.”
    â€œLooks like yu’ going to drop sooner than that.”
    â€œDon’t I wish.” Lori groaned.
    â€œIs it that bad?” Kelee asked,concerned with her sister’s health and knowing how long it had taken her to actually get pregnant.
    â€œSome days are better than others.”
    Kelee rubbed her sister’s bare belly, smiling.
    â€œCould yu’ pull me out some’ting to wear, while I take a quick shower? Sean should be here soon.” Lori headed into the master bedroom bathroom.
    Kelee couldn’t wait to see Sean. In a short time he had made quite an impression on her. She recalled the intense dream she had had about him the other night. The funny thing about the dream was that it was as if she had known him all her life. He felt like a long-last lover to her. Why? She wasn’t sure.
    Kelee went into Lori’s walk-in closet and pulled out a floral print A-line dress. She laid it out on the bed, then pulled out underwear and a pair of flat mules.
    Allan entered the room as she was about to leave. “I didn’t mean to scare yu’ earlier,” he started to apologize.
    â€œIt’s OK. I just need to be more careful next time.”
    He looked at her as if he wanted to tell her something, but he simply smiled and nodded his head in agreement.
    â€œAre yu’ guys in any danger or anything I should be aware of?” Kelee asked. Being politically linked brought some danger. But Allan was the minister of tourism. That job wasn’t as dangerous as