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."

downplay it. You've already got so far because of your determination.

me was... surprising, comforting. I hadn't expected him to take such an interest, and honestly, it made me feel better about everything. "Thank you, Carlos. Really." "Anytime." He nodded, and

with a curious smile, "What have 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

and glanced at it, but all the medical terms and diagrams blurred together. "Carlos, you know I don't understand a single word of

my mind, and I asked, "How's Cyrus doing? I haven't checked

passed the initial senses training, and he

me just take this." "Sure, no problem," I replied, moving slightly to give him some space. But as I

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

down, helping me pick up the papers without missing a beat. "It's just a friend here

the documents, but my face was burning. The woman on the other end

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