The Runaway Groom

It was too late for Zachary to leave by the time he noticed the movement in the nursery, and Lulu promptly caught him outside. "Are you drinking, Mr. Slate?" she asked when she spotted him.

Caught in the act, Zachary realized that he was holding a beer when he frantically looked for something from his fridge. "Oh, I was looking for milk... The beer was getting in the way," he said, quickly putting the beer away.

When he looked up again, Lulu was gone, but before he could wonder, he picked up the scent of milk.

"Here, Mr. Slate," she said, bypassing him to reach the milk.

She must have moved it when she rearranged the fridge, and it was not surprising he did not find it immediately.

He took it and suddenly asked, "Do you want some, Ms. Jones?"

It was still cold, and she liked cool drinks, especially chilled milk.

Now, however, she was averse to cold food because of her health.

Things changed.

probing look in his eyes. "I don't drink milk at night, and I don't like cold food either. If there's

not

she deliberately say that, or did she really

the door to find Star sleeping soundly, and gently closed the door. Lulu really took good care of Star, though no babysitter would ever trump

sighed, able to tell how

was a little gray, a color which reminded her of bad memories.

herself, trying to force herself to fall asleep... but it

unknowingly returned to Star's

on the floor, she finally

was a light sleeper, heard

Lulu's room was open, he went to the nursery. To

stared at her sleeping face