After Stella had shooed Clarence away, she held Noah in her arms, and as she had coaxed him for a while, Noah became sleepy. He barely opened his eyes a few times before falling asleep in Stella's arms.

Stella gently put him to bed and tucked him in.

She opened the bedroom door and looked in, not finding Clarence.

Another wave of sleepiness hit her.

Stella yawned and took her clothes into the bathroom, with the door ajar.

She was just halfway through when the bathroom door was pushed open.

Clarence's voice came, "Is he asleep?"

Stella nodded, "You believe me now."

Clarence smiled and pushed open the glass door to the shower.

Stella was speechless.

She quickly pushed the door back again, "You lecher!"

Clarence stood outside and looked at the figure behind the blurred glass as he leaned against the wall. He folded his arms around his chest and said calmly, "How am I a lecher for looking at my wife?"

Stella didn't bother with him. She just wanted to wash the bubbles off her head and get out.

Clarence added, "We've been here two days. Are you getting used to it?"

With water flowing, Stella slurred, "There's nothing to 'get used to'. It's not like I've never been here before ..."

Clarence spoke slowly, "Now that you're used to it, isn't it time you changed the way of addressing people?"

Stella turned off the water, grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body, then pulled open the door to the bathroom, "Change what?"

Clarence reached out, pulled her into his arms, and lowered his voice, "What do you think?"

"Wh-what?"

and kept her distance from him, "I just

take another shower with

was pulled into the bathroom by him

on his chest and whispered, "Stop it. Ms. Anderson is

her ear, and his voice was hoarse, "You

tingling, which were

had

could find no

said, "I've gotten used to calling her Ms. Anderson. I... have to take a little time

tried to run out of the bathroom and

last name wasn't originally Anderson either, so anyways you would have to call

was at a loss

forgotten about

"I can get her to pay you for changing the way you address her, if you feel too embarrassed

"...Don't you dare!"

to her and raised an eyebrow slightly,

was too intense, and after two seconds of silence, Stella lifted her hand and pushed his

her hand, and said with a

shower. I'm going out in case Noah

pajamas next to her and took the opportunity to

the bedroom, Noah was lying

over and re-covered him with the

of a mobile phone vibrating

looked at it. It was Clarence's phone. She walked over to the bathroom and said in a hushed voice, "Someone’s

said, "You

"Okay."

Stella walked out onto

the bathroom and walked behind her. He propped his hands on the

"It was the James family, saying that Elaine

"And what else?"

was on board at that time, but they did

words, Clarence looked nonchalant and did not

"Did Darnell plan

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