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.

head to face me and continued, “This is Mommy’s smell! You’re

cheek fondly as I

My daughter pouted her lips in deep thought before shaking her head. “I don’t know how

as she set the cake in her hands aside. “Audrey, won’t you tell

her volume and replied, “It’s not the perfume! I-I-

would continue interrogating her, she

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

understood what Audrey meant about my unique

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

any more questions about that. Come on, Mommy will take you home. Daddy made a cake for you all. Don’t you want to eat it?” I subtly shifted the conversation topic to

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

food typically took center

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