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Easy, dear, dear girl, Marguerite said Its all right Were going to help you

Tyler hadnt left He knew his wifes moods, and the tea ceren of the stress She would need him when this conversation was over, no matter how muchor how snappishlyshed insisted she was fine, before Chloe arrived this one into the alleyway, taken a seat on the wrought iron bench, tucked in between a Buddha statue and a s mountain of impatiens Hed checked the stock reports, eyed a stray to of that bench before Tylers anyti off A s he occupied himself, Tyler kept tuned in to the conversation Fortunately, he was close enough to follow it fairly well When the flood finally caut ached at the girls outpouring He kne strong his as, just as Chloe had said

So strong, she could break into a million pieces inside at the pain of someone she loved as le crack on the outside Which hy she had hi wound down at last, he slid back into the garden Chloe had sunk back into the chair, with Gen standing behind her, stroking her hair The girls forehead was against Marguerites shoulder as she gave the occasional snuffle, her body shaking in that flu-like aftero

When Marguerite glanced up, her ment that said she wasnt surprised to see hiirls skull Were going to take you upstairs to the bedroo to curl up in the quilts with ice cream and tea cakes, overdose on chocolate and watch ato call Ko to drive you to her house Youre going to talk to her A nd youre going to keep visiting her, until you and she agree that you dont need to see her any to sleep for a little while, while Gen and I handle close up Tyler will take you upstairs

Chloe shifted her head then, registering his presence next to Marguerite His hand was on his wifes shoulder Gonna carry me, just like Clark Gable?

Gen s to kiss the top of her head Without the i

Well, that sucks But that was just for forms sake, he knew Chloe was so exhausted fro, Tyler could tell she only wanted the oblivion of drea?

Can you get theres a stuffed dog in et me that?

I sure can

Chloe accepted Tylers ever present handkerchief with a tre up all your handkerchiefs

Dont worry I have plenty more A nd a devoted little ashes and irons theht look of disdain he adored Youher locked in the baseamist

Since Tylers extremely capable housekeeper Sarah took care of their every domestic need, Chloe knew the humor was for her benefit Still, it was appreciated She focused back on Marguerite

Gen returned then, the plush Rottweiler in hand Its a sha, she observed as she handed it over

Chloe shook her head

Next tiht Like you said, M

Well worry about that soon

Pretty soon, Chloe said I miss him a lot