Reese nearly dropped her mug of coffee, splashing it all over the kitchen table when she heard what Kay just said.

She scrambled for some napkins, head down, frantically wiping at the mess.

Kay caught the slip right away, her voice rising with concern, "He hasn't even touched you, has he?"

"Aunt Kay! That's private! Can you not-?" Reese was all flustered, making the mess worse, now spreading the coffee everywhere. Some even dripped onto her dress and ran down her leg.

She stared at the wet patch, her hand pausing as she glanced at her prosthetic. The dampness crept down from her knee, but she couldn't feel a thing. Her face darkened.

Rupert hadn't touched her.

If he avoided her because of her disability, she'd accept it, she guessed. But Rupert was never cruel. Sometimes, when her prosthetic was bothering her, he'd kneel down and help her adjust it, never with a trace of disgust.

But there was never... desire, either.

Kay noticed Reese zoning out, so she grabbed a towel, swiped the table clean, and poured Reese a fresh cup of coffee, pressing it into her hands.

Then, more seriously, she said, "Reese, your mom left you in my care. Of course I'm going to look out for you! He's a man, honey-Rupert's young and healthy. There's no way he's living like a monk."

Kay, what exactly are you trying to say?" Kay clicked her tongue, frowning, "You're always thinking of others, but you have

my back? By

raised an eyebrow, voice

Sylvia made headlines for a fling-sure, it got swept under the rug, but now she's back in the news for being 'kept' by someone. Where there's smoke, there's fire, honey. People don't just crash outside your house at Christmas by

her tone heated. Reese's frown deepened until finally,

have planned that? And all those rumors about her

fixed Kay with a steely look. "Aunt Kay, you're always talking about all the

Why is

spreads a

the woman? Takes

caught off guard, her lips thinning

out for you,

married, not

a life of loneliness. Is it so

Sylvia isn't even really family-her

stop." Reese's voice

Kay stepped closer, squeezing Reese's hands. "I just want

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