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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."
stopped him. And without another word, she leaned into him, burying
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reflexes kicked in. He held her
into his chest, "I'm okay.
you."
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in
quiet and steady. Eventually, she pulled back, stood on her toes, and kissed him lightly on the
turned and sat down at her desk like nothing had happened, but Alistair couldn't settle down again. He could tell that something
almost time to pick up Eloise,
one of the dresses he'd bought her a
Mary Janes. Her tiny backpack bounced as she skipped toward him, her twin braids swaying with
"Daddy!"
to pick her up nearly every day,
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like it was a surprise every time. Her joy was always pure, always full-throttle. He
spotted her classmates. "Daddy, I'm a big girl
someday, when I'm too old to carry you, I'll
voice turned urgent. "No! You and Mommy are never gonna get old! I don't
it's just how life works. We all get
went quiet, thoughtful. When he set her down beside the car, she looked up
up
that makes people live forever. That way, you and Mommy can
by a new idea, she added, "Oh! And I'll invent something that
with a smile, told her to
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to Mabel, still in the
to know about her condition. If she found out,
churned with everything at once-Paige's venom, Leo's hopes for Miley, Gordon's disapproval, and Caroline..... smiling like always but weighed down with a sadness
too well by now. Knew that even when she was perfectly composed, he
was hurting. And she didn't want to worry
that.
my way. I'll take it. I'll
it
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