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“Hey,” Presley said “I’ht?”

“Yep, it’s great” Okay Lie

Presley didn’t need to know that Cora was stillover what happened with Aidan Lord, she hoped he’d forget about her running out last night After Dmitri came to talk to Cora before she left Club Sin, Presley had said that she hadn’t told Aidan anything Not that Presley had anything to tell, so what did Cora have to worry about?

Her secret was still hidden

That’s all that mattered

“Okay, I’ to ask this once, and then I’ll stop bugging you But do I need to worry about you?”

Cora leaned her hip against the wall, pressing the phone harder against her ear She watched her nephew pull out azines from the holder next to the couch and throw the in her heart Presley was such a good friend, and the phone call to check in only proved that “If so you knoould come to you”

“I hope you would,” Presley said softly “So, you will, if you need to talk?”

“You got it” Cora waved her finger at her nephew He grinned, unashamed, as he pulled the cushions off the couch and started to pile the about me, sweets But I’m okay Really”

“That’s good enough for me” Presley’s voice lifted “Any plans for the day?”

Cora watched her nephew cli he didn’t fall She’d been around hih at family dinners and the few times her sister allowed her to babysit to knoas a freaking monkey At least the cushions were soft “I have a house full of crazy kids”

“Your sis is over?”

“Nope” Cora watched her nephew bulldoze the cushions and then jump on the a drawing in her book while lying on the floor She missed the paper a few ti a little cleaner couldn’t fix “I volunteered to babysit thisso Cass and hubby could have a brunch date”

“How nice for them,” Presley replied “And how nice of you”

A sudden head popped up in front of Cora, and she laughed as her other niece wasfunny faces at her The seven-year-old brunette with the cute curls looked and acted more like Cora than she did Cassandra