Gregory and Shaun followed closely behind.

“Mommy.” Gregory tilted his head upward and smiled brightly at me.

I reveled in the warmth that spread through my body at his loving address. Stroking his head fondly, I cooed, “Good boy, Gregory.”

Audrey’s gaze darted between Nora and me as a frown appeared on her face. “Two mommies?”

“No, this is Mommy,” Gregory insisted softly. “Didn’t you tell me that Mommy smelled weird? Why don’t you smell her now?”

A light bulb seemed to go off in Audrey’s head as she immediately stretched her arms out toward me and cried, “I want a hug!”

I carried her with a smile on my face. Audrey wrapped her arms around my neck, and I giggled at the ticklish sensation.

“Do you smell it now?” I asked good-naturedly.

She turned her head to face me

at her innocence, and I pinched her cheek fondly as I teased, “Could you tell me

pouted her lips in deep thought before shaking

looks like you knew everything from the start,” Nora interrupted as she set the cake in her hands aside. “Audrey, won’t you tell me how you knew we

not the

fearful that we would continue interrogating her, she buried her head in

of obstinance; I had seen many children bottling up out of frustration

same time, I thought I understood what Audrey meant about my unique smell.

thought of Ashton then and the scent of his pheromones, which could not be overshadowed by the faint smell of his

cake for you all. Don’t you want to

worked, and Audrey exclaimed in glee, “Yes! I want cake!” She probably had forgotten

took center stage in a glutton’s

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