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son's tiny nose with the tip of her finger. “Or my head,” she added very softly.

    Harry pretended not to hear that. But the part of him that had once dreaded such comments and the implications buried in them no longer reacted with instant alarm.

    Footsteps sounded in the hall. Harry looked toward the door. “I told Ginny to keep the visitors to a minimum today.”

    “Hi.” Tessa stuck her head around the edge of the door. Heloise Stickley hovered directly behind her. “We came to pay our respects to the new member of the family.”

    “Come on in,” Molly said. “Hello, Heloise.”

    “Hi, Ms. Abberwick. I mean, Mrs. Trevelyan.” Heloise smiled shyly. She clutched a large, unwrapped box in both hands. “Cute kid.”

    “We think so.” Molly glanced at the large box. “How nice of you to bring a present, Heloise.”

    Heloise flushed. “Yeah, well, this isn't exactly a present. I finished my prototype. Thought you'd like to see it.”

    Harry groaned. “Not today, thanks.”

    “But it works,” Heloise said, enthusiasm replacing her shyness. “At least, theoretically. I haven't had a chance to actually test it yet. I need to find a suitable subject. Someone who gives off the right brain waves.”

    Harry took a step back, scowling. “Don't look at me.”

    “Huh?” Heloise cast him a quizzical glance. “I wasn't thinking of using you, Dr. Trevelyan. I need someone who has a history of manifesting some sort of psychic abilities.”

    “Right.” Harry smiled blandly. “Well, I guess that lets me out.”

    Molly gave him a laughing glance. Then she looked at Tessa. “How's the hotshot espresso bar consultant?”

    “We're opening a new Gordon Brooke Espresso Bar in Bellevue in June,” Tessa said complacently. “This time it will be done right. Going to make a killing. And I get a chunk of the profits.”

    “I think it's time I hired a new assistant,” Molly said. “Something tells me I won't be seeing much of you in the future.”

    “I'll never abandon my roots,” Tessa assured her. “But I'm considering having my eyebrow ring removed. What do you think?”

    “Don't do anything rash,” Molly advised. “You've got an image to maintain.”

    “True.” Tessa looked thoughtful.

    A soft knock announced another visitor.

    “Okay if I come in?” Josh asked.

    “Sure,” Molly said. “Meet Sean Jasper.”

    “Sean Jasper? Great name.” Josh ambled into the room and came to a halt near the bed. “Looks like he's going to take after his old man.”

    “What's that supposed to mean?” Harry asked.

    Josh grinned. “Let's just say he's not the best-looking little dude in the Trevelyan clan.”

    “He's gorgeous,” Molly said firmly. “Just like his father.”

    “Thank you,” Harry murmured.

    “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess,” Josh allowed. “Maybe when he loses some of those wrinkles he'll look a little better.”

    More footsteps. Kelsey appeared in the doorway. She was wearing a small backpack. “Molly, I just got in. Plane was a little late. Ginny tells me that I missed the whole thing. Are you okay?”

    “We're both okay,” Molly said.

    “Oh, he's adorable.” Kelsey started forward and then came to a halt when she saw Josh. She blushed. “Hi.”

    “Hi.” Josh appeared to be having trouble deciding what to say next. “Haven't seen you since Christmas.”

    “When you spilled the punch on me,” Kelsey agreed.

    “Couldn't have been me,” Josh said. “I've got great reflexes. Runs in the family. How's school?”

    “Terrific,” Kelsey said. “What about you?”

    “Good,” Josh said. “Just fine.”

    An awkward silence fell. Josh and Kelsey continued to stare at each other as if they were alone in the parlor.

    Molly glanced at Harry and raised her brows.

    Harry didn't need mental telepathy to know what she was thinking. Things had been like this between Josh and Kelsey since they had met shortly before the wedding.

    “There, I've got it all set up,” Heloise announced, oblivious of the sudden hush. “Stand back, everyone, while I turn it on.”

    “What?” Harry spun around to see that Heloise had removed a strange-looking apparatus from the large box. It consisted of several dangling metal cuffs, a sophisticated electronic control panel replete with various meters and dials, and a long cord. The cord was plugged into a nearby outlet.

    “All set?” Heloise asked brightly.

    “Hold on just a minute here.”