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My heart beat like a thundering drum as I made my way over to the house As far as I know, Lauren was still , and no one had heard a peep froone It had taken irls for the next few days while they got used to formula

I could hear screa from inside as soon as ht for a second how strange it was to be back here under these circumstances

There was a tiet ether here not far fro to understand the dynamics of married life and the fact that the needded usually found a nest of their own

I shook hts; there was no point to the Mrs Masters who looked like she hadn’t slept in days, nothing at all like the sophisticated society o

I looked beyond her,out that wild head of hair that makes my heart thump even now, and hid the bitter disappointment when I didn’t see him “Oh come in Jenny, come in, come in I’m sorry It’s been a while since I’ve done this”

“I’ve kept the girls for a few hours here and there since they were born, but that was nothing like this I think Isince I raised ized with a weak s on their backs and their playpen taking turns screa

I think they ht be overtired, but I don’t dare take them up to the nursery Derrick only just went back down, and I’d hate for them to disturb him”

“Oh? How’s he doing?” She shrugged her shoulders as I reached for one of the girls, Sara, I think

Since she’s the quieter of the two, I figured her sister would see the way she was behaving and follow suit She was only in my arms for less than a minute when she quieted down and just stared up atas if trying to grab ahold of so

“He’s fine He got up too soon once we cairls and forced hio I made him take some more pills for the pain, so he should be out for a while What’s all this?”

She finally noticed the little insulated bag I held inwith sohborhood for more for at least a week I just told them that Lauren had taken suddenly ill, but I don’t kno long that lie’s going to last I wouldn’t be surprised if soift baskets and stuff like that”

“Oh dear, I don’t know, Ito happen when they find out the truth?”

“We’ll worry about that when that tiirls fed” She looked around as if it took her a few seconds to figure out the logistics, and I realized she was exhausted

Her husband was already passed out on one of the stuffed side chairs, softly snoring with a burping towel over his shoulder “I’ll go warm up some of the milk”

“Thank you, that’s what all the screaht for it, and we already used up the last of the milk that was here”

I set about heating up soenerously offered Mr Masters woke up froies, and I could see that the day had already taken its toll on both of them

It couldn’t have been easy, first the phone call, then thefor the news about their daughter in law, the fear of where she ed up That was a lot to take for anyone

After I got the girls to take their one hoht, I saw the desperation in Mrs Masters’ eyes, and that’s what led to irls don’t usually wake up after this time, not for a few hours anyway I’ll stay here and keep an eye on them…”