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."

looked at me, his expression warm and encouraging. "Don't downplay it. You've already got so far because of your determination. I

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

lately? Aside from offering your excellent coffee-making skills?" He laughed, then pulled a paper

a single word of this, right?" He laughed, taking the paper back. "Hey,

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

great. He passed the initial senses training, and

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. That realization brought a strange, fluttering sensation, and I quickly looked away, embarrassed. My hand grazed the edge of the stack of papers, and suddenly, they went flying everywhere, scattering across

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

helping me pick up the papers without missing a beat. "It's

woman on the other end seemed

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