At this, Sharon blinked as though seeking confirmation.
Thus, Connor nodded solemnly.
Meanwhile, Natalie stifled a smile behind her hand.
Sure enough, it takes a kid to handle another kid best!
Sharon finally believed Connor, and her eyes drooped in disappointment.
At long last, Connor dropped his hand from her mouth. “Let's go. I've got a lollipop in the room, and I'll give it to you.”
“Yay!” Sharon clapped her tiny hands exuberantly.
The two children then went to their rooms hand in hand.
When silence again reigned in the living room, Natalie turned and looked at Shane. “Mr. Shane...”
“You're still calling me Mr. Shane?” Quirking an eyebrow, Shane stared at her with a half-smile playing on his lips.
Choking, Natalie instantly realized that it was indeed rather inappropriate for her to be addressing him as Mr. Shane since she was now dating him.
distant and doesn't sound as though we're lovers. But how should
over for some time. Then, she inhaled deeply and mustered all her courage to murmur out a single word
murmured an acknowledgment in
“So, I'll address you thus
“Sure.” Shane nodded.
breathed a sigh of relief. She was just about to say something when the doorbell rang out
over to open the
from ear to ear. “Ms. Smith, I'm here to look
spoke, he cast his gaze beyond
entry. “Come on in. Shane is in the living
just taken a step into the house when he realized that something was off. All at once,
didn't fail me, she
expected that others would be surprised at her new address of Shane.
Ha! I knew it!
Silas inquired, “You're now dating Mr.
slightly before handing him
had changed into the slippers, he followed her to the
brew some tea in
Silas swiftly trotted over to the sofa and congratulated the man who was sitting on the sofa. “Congratulations,
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