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"I found it," Caro held up the box to show Abel "I forgot I slipped it in my apron pocket

Abel eyed the box suspiciously then looked back at Nellie, who took one big satisfying spoonful of the sopa and grinned

"That’s right" Caro said as she began out the door" Eat up so you can get all your strength back I have to go get dinner started now"

Abel lay down next to Nellie again, careful not to spill her fideo "I told you she’d be taking over"

"If the rest of her food is as good as this," Nellie said as she wiped her "

"Oh, no!" Abel’s head fell back "I should’ve known her cooking would win you over That woot Charlee too" Abel lifted his hands andsound as held the you in"

Nellie laughed He didn’t know the half of it But she’d keep her conversation with his mom to herself for now He’d notice the pendant eventually, and then she’d tell hi all warm fuzzy about what his ht of it and taking anything from it Nellie had seen the look in his mother’s eyes--heard the eood side or "suck her in" She’d meant every word she said, and so had Nellie

"But I do need to eat," she set all ht?"

That wiped the silly smile off Abel’s face, and his eyes widened "I don’t think that’s why she said it," he said, already scooting closer and kissing her softly, "but I like how your thinking Eat up, baby"

Nellie did just as she was told because she was already having visions of breaking in her new bed

By the end of the week, Nellie insisted that she felt one-hundred percent better fro sickness had kicked in pretty bad Abel wasn’t letting her go anywhere