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a lot of people who’d want closure from your mom.”
    “What’s that supposed to mean?” Cade slid into the driver’s seat while Ronaldo got into the passenger seat. He still had time on his meter if that woman wanted to move her car. Hopefully she drove better than she walked.
    “Your mom hasn’t been an angel,” Ronaldo said, lowering the electric windows. “It’s freaking hot for April.”
    A dark cloud descended over Cade’s head and shoulders, weighing his spirit down, as he switched on the air conditioning to push the hot air out the window.
    “That’s exactly why I don’t want to have anything to do with her. She put Andie in danger. Andie could have been killed, and the baby …” Cade palmed his face with both hands and wiped it, sighing. “I want Andie to think well of Barbara. She did befriend her when she was new in town. I’d like to think my mom was watching over Andie at the sting, but now that she’s gone for more than half a year, I’m thinking she was in it for her own skin, as usual.”
    “So, you’d rather she didn’t show up at your wedding?”
    “I don’t want her to ruin my life any further.” Cade turned toward his friend. “I wish she’d stay away from us and never come back. So no, I don’t want her at the wedding. I don’t want to hear from her, see her, or pretend we care about each other. She’s probably using again, and once she goes through the money, she’ll be back trying to scam for more.”
    Ronaldo slapped a hand on Cade’s shoulder. “Sure, dude. Let’s do the wedding in secret and not let her know.”
    “Then we can’t let Andie know either,” Cade said. “She’ll announce it on social media, and if my mother happens to think there’s an advantage in her showing up, she might walk straight into a trap.”
    “We’ll just have to set up a double blind wedding. Let Andie plan and announce a date in public, then marry her when she least expects it.”
    “How would I do that?” Cade switched on the ignition.
    “I’ve a plan, but I can’t tell you or you’ll give it away. In the meantime, I’ll have my lawyer draw up a pre-nup for her to sign.”
    “She won’t sign, trust me.”
    “She will if she thinks it’s part of the plan to bring Barb back.”
    “I have no idea how you’re going to pull that off, but no pre-nup. Never.” Cade glared at his friend as he pulled from the curb, swerving last minute to avoid hitting the confused woman with the dark glasses jaywalking across the street.

Chapter Six
    S pring arrived in the New York Finger Lakes region in fits and starts. The day broke sunny and nippy, but pleasant. Cade balanced Bret in one arm while holding Andie’s hand as they strolled through a giant greenhouse at the university.
    Springtime meant flowers, and Itasca University was known for its agriculture and horticulture programs. Every year, the students put on a flower show with contests for the most stunning arrangements as well as displays of art combining floriculture exhibits against backdrops featuring street painting and graffiti art.
    “Are you getting any ideas for your bridal bouquet?” Cade guided Andie to the section full of orchids. “What types of flowers do you like?”
    “This is all so beautiful, I have no clue.” Andie lingered in front of a cascading display of white orchids. “I thought Ronaldo and Sylvia were planning the wedding.”
    “I wouldn’t count on them,” Cade said. “I think you should get the wedding you want, and I don’t believe you should wait for my mother to appear.”
    An older hippie woman decked out in a dashiki print over bellbottoms dashed across Andie’s path, forcing her to step to the side.
    “Why don’t you want her at the wedding?” Andie said, as her protruding abdomen bumped into an intricate multi-colored glass vase.
    Cade’s quick reflexes kept the vase from toppling onto the tile floor. “She’s wanted by the law. You heard what Ronaldo said. The FBI want to