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Josephine appears, wiping her hands on a tea towel, her lovely face a joy to see ‘Good evening, Josephine,’ I greet, slipping out ofit down neatly before returning rabs my cheeks and assaults side for his turn

‘How asps, and I noda disgrace She’s right ‘I do love it when you’re here’ She finishes up, leaving me with a damp face, and turns her old navy eyes onto Harry He always has a seous boy?’

‘Fine and dandy, thank you’ He steps into her open arms and cuddles her fiercely ‘You look exceptionally lovely today, Nana’

‘Oh, you drea ‘You beautiful, beautiful boy’

Harry maintains his s him to the kitchen ‘I’ve made your favourite cake,’ she tells him

‘Pineapple upside-down?’ Harry’s beside himself, and it’s quite apparent in his hopeful tone

‘Yes, darling, but it’s Uncle George’s favourite, too, so you’ll have to share’

I follow behind, s like crazy on the inside as she shows Harry to a chair ‘Hello, George,’ Harry says, plunging his finger into the side of the cake I’e looks horrified

The old boy places his paper down and looks at Josephine, who shrugs it off She’ll let hiet aith murder So I step in ‘Harry, that’s rude,’ I scold, but find it difficult when his tongue is lapping at his cute little fingers

‘Sorry, Daddy’ He drops his head in sha at this cake for twentyknife and sets about dishing up a slice for each of theer-dip’

‘But it’s so yu the plate that’s slid across the table He then lays his napkin across his lap, and his gorgeous blue eyes findhis hair ‘I’d love soot it, little e serves me a slice of Josephine’s fa it in front of me I tweak its position, just a little, despiteup to htly at me as I lay my napkin across my lap, too

He’s perfect