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"Are you ready for the big day to deep into her dark brown eyes "You have your petals all ready to throw?"

"I’ solemnly She reached out with her small hand and laid her palm on Nora’s neck "Qu’est-ce que c’est?"

"You know the rule," Nora re raised bilingual, and teaching her that not everyone spoke French had been the hardest part of the process "French with Malish with everyone else"

Céleste groaned

"Ask your question again," Nora said

"What is that?" Céleste tapped Nora’s collar "That thing on your neck"

Kingsley chuckled and Juliette sighed Any child growing up in the ho and thorough education in alternative lifestyles

"What do you think it is?" Nora asked her

"It looks like a dog collar"

"That’s exactly what it is Didn’t you knoas a dog?" Nora growled and barked, and Céleste exploded into giggles Nora gave her a play bite on the neck

"Don’t get her wound up before bed," Kingsley said to Nora

"She does the sa to lare at--Kingsley or Søren--so she glared at theht," she told Céleste "And then go to sleep so I don’t get in trouble with your papa"

Céleste kissed Søren on the cheek and he kissed her back Juliette swept her daughter off the bed and into her arood news, by the way," Nora said Juliette grinned at her "I’m thrilled for you both"

"Thank you," she said She nodded down at Céleste "Someone doesn’t know yet"

"Knohat?" Céleste asked

"That it’s your bedtime," Juliette said

"I knew that" Céleste rolled her eyes, a know-it-all at age three

"Are you cosley

"Is it safe?" he asked