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“Good, I see you found the stroller Joel asked ood one”

“It-it’s wonderful Um”

“Oh goodness” The wohed “I’m Gwen, Thomas’s wife I help Thomas keep the house and club in order I’m just so excited toin with two little boys, I nearly jurandchildren, you see”

This lovely woman was married to stiff, austere Thomas?

“I was hoping I could coet to know them a bit better?”

“Oh, I couldn’t ask you to do that”

“You’re not asking, dear, I want to”

So about how she’d take care of the boys while learning everything she had to on the first day

“Thank you, I’d like that”

She wondered if she would see Saxon today then told herself off for that thought Distance She needed distance between them

She’d just returned back to the guest house when there was a knock on the door She left the boys in the stroller as she went to open it Her first day had been full on and she just wanted to get the boys fed and to bed so she could sleep

Working with Renard was going to be a huge test of her patience But she wasn’t going to let hiet the best of her She desperately needed this job so no matter what he threw at her, she would just have to handle it At least the boys seee relief

She opened the door Saxon stood on the other side He held a bottle of wine in one hand and a white, plastic bag in the other

“Thought I’d coht dinner and wine”

She should probably give hiet the boys to bed But the truth was, she was starving and she wouldn’t mind some company