Morwenna gasped as she peered down the towering staircase.

One wrong step and she'd surely end up with a sprained ankle, or worse.

The thought of doctor's bills and medication costs flashed through her mind in that split second, her worries tangling into a thick knot of anxiety about money.

But the anticipated hurt never arrived. Strong arms snagged her at the very last moment.

It was Stuart who had grabbed her.

Stunned, Morwenna found herself looking into Stuart's eyes.

As a kid back in the small mountain town where she grew up, there was an old apple tree that all the kids loved to climb.

Parents would always be there at the bottom, arms wide open and ready to catch their kid if they were to fall.

But that wasn't the case for her.

No matter how many times she fell, no one was there to catch her.

She learned to pick herself up.

learned not to

felt like one of those kids again, safely

bewildered as she

right then and there, what their relationship

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about to say

set Morwenna down gently, like placing a

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Stuart stood side

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like

dress you're wearing is quite expensive. It would be a shame if it got torn." Stuart briefly scanned the gown

in her tone, added, "Stuart, I wanted to help Ms. Winslet pick her dress, but

floor started at a million dollars, usually reserved for

slightly. "I didn't

could

the second floor dresses are

clear that Morwenna was hanging

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