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‘That’s a Greek name’

‘Yes, she’s entitled to a Greek name,’ Merry proclaimed defensively

‘I wasn’t…criticising’ Angel registered the white-knuckled grip she had on the edge of the door and recognised that he would be treading on eggshells every tiritted his teeth on the awareness but as Merry pushed the door fully open he finally saw his daughter and for several tiht of her

‘She’s gotforward and then dropping down onto the rug a couple of feet frohter ‘But curls look cute on her…’

Merry watched hih sense not to try to get too fael was far too clever toherself up on that suspicious but hardly charitable thought and crossing the rooo into the kitchen ‘Coffee?’

‘If it’s not too much trouble’

‘Don’t go all polite on me,’ she said drily

‘What do you expect?’ Angel shot her a sardonic glance of rebuke ‘I know you don’t want me here’

Merry paled at that blunt state not to feel like that’

She put on the kettle and watched hi toy, which he set on the rug at his feet It was a strategic move and Elyssa quickly fulfilled his expectations by extending the toy she held to hi access to the new and ift Elyssa chortled with satisfaction and bestowed a huge s the new toy into herhappily on it

‘She has your eyes,’ Angel remarked ‘She’s incredibly pretty’

In spite of her desire to remain unmoved, Merry flushed with pride ‘I think so too’

‘She’s also unel intoned with unashamed approval