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She was an idiot

She stood, hidden behind sohts around the patio gave off enough light for her to view every gorgeous inch of him Did the man not have any flaws?

Sure, he did He was arrogant, bossy, and he always thought he was right

He could also be kind, was too clever for her peace of mind, and far too perceptive And his body, oh, Lord, his body would put ht now as he was dressed in just a pair of swim shorts Very short swim shorts She licked her lips as he dived into the pool There was barely a splash Theelse in life, perfectly, with precision, and without hesitation

How she envied that

Sometimes she felt like she was a mess of anxieties and worries Fear that she’d mess up with the boys and scar them for life Afraid that she’d lose her job and would be out on the streets That she’d reach rock bottom with no way out and fail Jamie and Caleb

Money-hungry whore

She pushed that voice away She wouldn’t let Aaron’s et to her Winifred Hartfield had probably never known a day’s hardship in her life Never worried where her nextfroht that Aspen would abort her boys For money

Bile rose, and she took a deep, fortifying breath They were okay They were safe She glanced down at the babyas she took in her sleeping angels Weren’t all children angels when they were asleep? Saxon had the cameras installed the day after she’d arrived

She looked over at her boss again What was she going to do with hiiven her the look The one that made her want to slide to her knees and do whatever he asked Then he’d calmly stated that the boys’ safety was more important than her pride, or did she think otherwise?

Way too clever for her peace of mind

She’d been here for close to teeks and she felt ht the boys seemed happier as well

She not only worked fewer hours and got paidsoet sick or hurt the with, and she often had to bite her tongue, not wanting to argue with him and have him complain to Saxon