His Knees, His Pleas, But Our Son's in Peace

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I laughed, shaking my head. "Please, you'd last a whole five minutes before you got bored. And besides, I'm not letting anyone else near the coffee machine-especially not someone as... 'talented' as you in the kitchen." "Suit yourself," he replied, crossing his arms. "But you've been so busy with this Sunshine PACK project that I figured I'd take some of the

load."

I smiled, relaxing a bit. "It's not that bad. They're a huge organization, and there's a lot to figure out, but it's exciting. Their gardens are beautiful, by the way, so well-kept and peaceful. I actually met the older woman there-kind, graceful, reminded me of someone from another era. And there was this young girl too... she even gave me a painting as a gift."

Carlos listened, his eyes focused on me, really listening. I could see a certain admiration in his gaze. "That sounds incredible, Doris. It sounds like you're building something meaningful. Sunshine PACK's no small player; they've got serious resources to back you up. You keep at this, and you're bound to make something big happen."]

I gave a small shrug, trying not to get too carried away. "It's still just the beginning, though. We haven't finalized anything

ete."] beyond preliminary cooperation. I'm not getting my hopes up until there's something concrete."

"Don't downplay it. You've already got so far

such an interest, and honestly, it made me feel better about everything. "Thank you, Carlos. Really." "Anytime." He nodded, and after

you been working on lately? Aside from offering your excellent coffee-making skills?" He laughed, then pulled a paper from his pocket. "I've been working on this research paper-medicine, mostly. It's got some new findings

but all the medical terms and diagrams blurred together. "Carlos, you know I don't understand a single word of this, right?" He laughed, taking the paper back. "Hey, it's alright. I just wanted to share it with you, even if it

mind, and I asked, "How's Cyrus doing? I

face brightened instantly. "He's doing great. He passed the initial

he could answer, his phone buzzed, interrupting us. Carlos picked it up, glancing at the screen. "Sorry, let me just take this." "Sure, no problem," I replied, moving slightly to give him some space. But as I stepped back, I realized I'd been standing much closer than I'd thought.

hurriedly gathering them up. I heard a woman's voice on the phone, sounding confused. "Is everything

pick up the papers without missing a beat. "It's just a friend here with me. She's had a bit of

documents, but my face was burning. The woman on the other end seemed curious. "A friend, huh? Well, Carlos, where's that student you promised to

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