Blind Date Turned Proposal (Josie and Dexter)

A chill ran down Josie's spine. "And then?"

"Then, after what felt like an eternity, Daddy found me..." Grape didn't even dare to lift her head to look at Josie. She retreated further and further, seeking refuge in Mark's embrace. "The wolf you've been taking care of, you brought it back from there too, didn't you?" Josie asked.

Grape dared not lift her head. Her bowed stance was answer enough.

Josie was holding back her temper. She could roughly guess when it had happened, and all she felt now was a lingering fear. "Why didn't you tell me about something this serious?" Claudia stepped forward and urged, "Don't be too harsh."

Mark was protective as well. "It's all in the past, isn't it? She didn't tell you because she didn't want you to worry. The child was very brave. Anyone else would've bawled their eyes out. Grape, did you cry?"

"No..."

Mark gave a thumbs up.

"Brave? She was brave, all right. Didn't I tell you before not to follow a stranger?" Josie asked.

What upset her the most was that no one had bothered to tell her about the incident.

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words fell, a silence fell over the entire

eyes with Claudia. The latter also looked surprised. Mark frowned, asking, “How similar?" Cautiously, Grape answered, "Very similar... Extremely similar.

her head back, taking a deep breath. She had

wanted to reach for her phone to call Dexter, but Claudia stopped her, urging, "Hold

have come to this, I've finally understood what they mean

go out and play with your grandma

at the moment. She nodded in agreement,

lifted the

hand. "You must despise us, don't you? If it weren't

Rachel."

She didn't deny it. "That's why I didn't want to stay

Mark made his way to the

"Don't you all know?"

nothing else, apart from our bond, that makes

concerning the child, Josie calmly stated, "I don't want those people to

satisfaction. "There are many things in this world, no matter how much