The topic of children could wait.

With a self-reassuring nod, Stella disengaged from his hold and stood up.

Matthew clasped her hand and, with his other hand, pressed against his stomach.

“I’ve not had a bite to eat all day,” he said, his voice tinged with distress.

A wave of compassion washed over Stella.

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“I’ll cook something for you.

and watched as she made her way

about, he

counter, the potent liquor numbing her

child, she reveled in the warmth of a joyous family and the affection of

ten, her world

her parents apart, her mother departing with her brother, leaving her

a new sister, and with time,

a deep ache in Leslie’s heart, a pain not even

she glimpsed a shadow of her brother, a semblance

discovered Matthew harbored affections for another, reigniting the

her wine in

of Matthew’s circumstances through Mateo had spurred

to visit Matthew, only for Stella’s unexpected return to foil her plans

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