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Nora gave Cole a somewhat nervous look. She didn’t want onlookers to get the wrong idea about their relationship. After all, Cole had suspected her before.

But surprisingly, Cole just smiled and said nothing.

Nora’s protests were drowned out by laughter.

The crowd had already accepted their own version of reality. Nora exhaled, shaking her head as she resigned herself to the misunderstanding.

She looked down at her grilled meat, not noticing the slightly thoughtful look Cole was giving her.

Abby, ever the free spirit, soon found herself engrossed in playing with other children around the campsite.

That left Cole and Nora alone once again, the crackling of the fire filling the space between them.

For a long moment, neither of them spoke.

It wasn’t uncomfortable, but there was an underlying tension–one neither of them addressed.

Finally, Cole broke the silence. “How’s work going?”

Nora turned her gaze toward him. “Fine.”

Cole studied her expression. “Leo’s known to be strict. You think you’ll be alright?”

There was a flicker of something in her eyes–surprise, maybe? Amusement? It was brief. “You sound like you think I’m just some assistant fetching coffee,” she remarked, a small smirk playing on her lips.

Cole frowned slightly. “Aren’t you?”

Nora let out a soft laugh, “No, Cole. I’m not.”

He could sense she wasn’t going to elaborate, so he didn’t push. Still, the realization that she held a significant role at Stardust Studios gnawed at him.

He thought about Leo–how ruthless and demanding he was in the industry.

The thought of Nora being under that kind of pressure made something in him tighten.

ask more, but she had already turned her attention back to the fire, signaling

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that conversation.

her little face flushed, her energy from

dimmed.

on her forehead. “She’s running

check on her. “We should get her to a

nodded. “I’ll drive.

she answered

behind as they drove through the quiet roads toward

car, the warmth from the heater made the exhaustion of the long day creep up

the backseat, had already dozed

hum of the car engine and the lull of the darkened roads made it

at her from the corner of his eye. She was visibly worn out, her posture slightly slumped,

Cole’s face. He reached for his coat and gently draped it

over her.

hovered just above

her face, and for a second,

stopped

back, tightening his

hospital, they got Abby

was just a mild

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Nora stepped outside to take a breath of

her phone vibrated in her pocket.

the screen.

before answering.

his voice came through the line, steady and composed. “I have something going on for

softly.

She knew her responsibilities as a mother,

still sore from the uncomfortable sleep she had in the

car.

heavy, her movements slower than usual.