God, she was such a Jean.

"That's so sweet!" Xara said. "I'll have to get a latte from him." And see if he was worth paying attention to.

She paused in the art folder, then turned the phone toward Katie. The shot was some sketches clearly intended for a child—princesses, dragons and everything. Xara'd seen pics of a kid.

"This is the cutest! Do you have a child?"

Her heart was racing.