Q: i turned , expecting to see brace , but it was someone else . lucas stood before me . '' would you like to dance , aribella ? '' i should have known . although the jolt was n't as obvious , there was still some type of mild electric connection between us . i looked to the corner where i 'd left _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is brace

Q: vianez stepped over the threshold with penora following closely . the inside of the house mimicked mr. kazmin 's classroom . journals were spread throughout the room along with empty inkwells , broken quills , and a large chalk board with different numbers and symbols written across it . vianez walked over the board . '' that was my husband 's , '' mrs. kazmin said as vianez reached out to touch the _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is board

Q: and he had no doubt there was something . he had n't been an attorney for the past twelve years without learning to recognize when someone was trying to conceal a secret . when they entered the kitchen , jake stopped short at the sight of clara buchanan with a crying baby in her arms . never in a million years would he have thought the emergency calling heather away from work would be a _ ... Fill the blank.
A:
blank is baby