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Alistair had been pacing the lounge like a man under siege. In reality, Caroline had only been gone for maybe thirteen minutes, but it felt like half a lifetime.
He couldn't shake the image playing in his mind, Caroline and Gordon locked in a cold war of wills. As strong as she was, she wasn't Gordon's equal.
Alistair started pacing faster.
Wikipedia told him all about Gordon's career, his rags-to-riches story, his contributions to America's economy. But it said nothing about his temper.
What if he lost it? What if Caroline stood her ground-like she always did-and pushed too far? Would he yell at her? Would he... hit her?
Alistair's imagination spun out so wildly that, for a second, he could almost see it: Gordon locking her in a room out of spite. Eloise sobbing for her mom while he stood helpless, begging for their family to be reunited.
He shook his head hard.
What the hell am I thinking?
None of that was going to happen. No matter who Gordon
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thought he was, Alistair wouldn't let anyone tear their family apart.
He couldn't take it anymore. He flung the door open and nearly ran straight into Caroline.
She looked perfectly composed. "Where were you off to, babe?"
The moment he saw her, his heart settled. "What kind of meeting lasts that long?" Caroline raised a brow. "That long?"
She checked her watch. Just over thirteen minutes had passed since she left.
And yet, without glancing at the clock, she too had felt like it had been longer. Not a second of it felt right being apart from him.
Alistair gave her a quick once-over. She looked exactly like her usual self, but something felt... off.
He reached up and gently rubbed her head. "You tired? I'll go grab you some coffee."
grabbed his arm and stopped him. And without another word, she leaned into him, burying
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in. He held her
his chest, "I'm okay. Just wanted to
you."
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him, to recharge in the only way
she pulled back, stood on her toes, and kissed
like nothing had happened, but Alistair couldn't settle down again. He could tell that something
to pick up Eloise, so he grabbed his keys and headed
one of the dresses he'd bought
Janes. Her tiny backpack bounced as she skipped toward him, her
"Daddy!"
nearly
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a surprise every time. Her joy was always pure, always
her classmates. "Daddy, I'm a big girl now. I can walk on my
carrying her toward the car. "You'll always be Daddy's little girl. But yeah, someday, when I'm too old to carry you, I'll have to let you walk. So I'm getting in all the cuddles while I still
are never gonna
how
car, she looked up and said solemnly,
up
scientist. I'll invent something that makes people live forever. That way, you and Mommy can stay with me
new idea, she added, "Oh! And I'll invent
smile,
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thoughts drifted to Mabel, still in the
clear. Eloise wasn't to know about her condition. If she
Gordon's disapproval, and Caroline..... smiling like always but weighed down
she was perfectly composed, he could still catch the smallest cracks
want to worry
that.
my
fire if it meant she'd feel
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