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easily.  S he had loads of business relationships and even some pseudo-friendships, like the one she enjoyed with Rory, but at the heart of it was always a reticence to share anything beneath the surface.  Something deeper and more meaningful was shut away from her and would always be ever since she’d learned a bitter lesson about deception.
    But she really liked the Stewarts, Jules and her little family made up of big time lawyer Ned whose firm handled the legal affairs of the rich and fabulous and their adorable toddler daughter, Amy and of course the birthday boy himself Domenic.
    Fascinated by the Wild Wild West, the charming and personable birthday boy had caught Shannon’s heart the first time they’d met.  As she and Jules had gotten closer and worked together more and more, little man Dom was around quite a bit. He was hysterically funny and arguably the most curious child on the planet with a head’s first, take the ball and run with it energy which seemed to nudge Shannon’s deepest emotions and ring a familiar bell. She teasingly called him a ‘man on a mission’ because once he got a thought or idea in his busy creative little boy’s mind he was off and running chasing down the details.
    He liked her too, a lot and the two of them could spend hours discussing dragon lore or why horses sleep standing up.  The little boy tugged at her heart in ways which fired up a yearning deeply hidden inside her. Maybe it was his all-too-cute dimples or the way he seemed to fill whatever space he was in which evoked a response from Shannon.  Like all young school-agers though he had a way of looking at life which was straightforward and unabashed, something she found delightfully charming.
    When Ned had insisted that Shannon give life to every conceivable cowboy fantasy which a six year old boys imagination could dream up, her quiet delight at being given the opportunity to bring some light-hearted fun to Dom and his family, was deeply satisfying. She could see the joy radiating from the proud parents, their straightforward love and delight in their first born swirling around them. They made Shannon smile.
    Here today, the Stewart property was completely bedecked in western themed props and scenery that made visitors feel like they were strolling through an authentic Wild West town complete with wagons, horses and a scattering of actors providing charming improv flair. That they lived in Los Angeles meant she had at her disposal pretty much anything a Hollywood studio could get its hands on so the possibilities were truly endless.
    A chuck wagon had even been set-up which, judging by the delicious aroma of searing meat permeating the air was busy cooking up mouth-watering gourmet burgers and cowboy steaks for the assembled guests.  Every thought and care had gone into not only bringing the coolest kid party imaginable to the occasion but a festive and fun filled adult experience as well for the parents, friends and family which had gathered to wish Domenic Stewart a very happy 6th birthday.
    Right now though she was stressing because of the M.I.A. cowboy bandits and was hoping against hope that Rory had this under control.  So focused was she on tapping out a text that she was in no way paying attention to her surroundings as she hurried breathlessly along a path covered with straw, bordered by hay bales and wagon wheels and enough realistic looking Hollywood scenery that it looked like a movie set.
    Creatively decked out in head to toe cowgirl costume with a below-the-knee denim skirt and flirty ruffled petticoat she’d added a very cool wide, double buckled leather belt to the outfit making the overall effect perhaps a bit sexier than she’d ever intended due mostly she knew to her curvaceous figure.  Shannon was at this moment glad that her long full bodied tresses were caught snug under her cowgirl hat so she wouldn’t have to keep pushing them away from her face as she lowered her head to concentrate on