Chapter 163: Beating hearts

She shook his hand, recalling his face. It was not unusual for him to stop by the bookstore almost daily, “Yes,” she answered. Though they had never talked before, he was quite a fixture in the bookstore. Lia even said once that he only came during Cindy’s shifts so he must have come to see her. Now that she thought about it, did she not see him next to Jason Normandy a lot? He leaned against the shelf, a thoughtful expression on his face. “Well, I have seen someone take over a child’s custody to get the mother to walk down the aisle, Ones a friend of mine had his life’s work held ransom to force him to marry. It is possible, it depends on how much of s jerk the other is and their imaGinnytion,” he said. “He is a jerk alright,” she muttered. “Or how much you have to loose,” he continued. “What did he do, then? Your friend, I mean.” “He got married the night before the wedding. Held the wedding, and got back his lives work after the marriage was signed. But when they went to f