You Are My One and Only

The way Sylvie looked with her arms akimbo amused Patricia, and she thought her daughter seemed absolutely adorable.

With that, she caressed the little girl’s cheek with a smile. “I couldn’t come home because my car broke down, so I crashed at a friend’s.”

Patricia had already explained it clearly on the phone earlier, so her boys questioned her no more. However, this little one was growing increasingly domineering—no doubt her future husband would have things tough.

“Were you with a guy or a girl?” Sylvie frowned upsettingly.

She had taken to heart what her brothers reminded her; it was unacceptable for girls to stay out with boys, so she demanded the same from her mother.

“A lady,” Patricia said after some thought. “She’s a very pretty elder. How about that?”

Sylvie pondered for a moment after hearing so. “Oh, alright. Don’t ever stay out again, okay?”

At that, Patricia knew she was safe from further questioning. Though she might have twisted the truth a little, Elizabeth had indeed been there.

After returning to her room, she took a shower and changed into loungewear. How madly uncomfortable it had been when she hadn’t showered the night before. At last, she felt much more refreshed.

she had received any

of the plethora of resumes she sent. The discovery got her a little

this field, though. I should just leave it for now and see if I’ll receive any more emails by the end of next

and leaned against her. “Tricia, I

they were lately, she didn’t want to disappoint her baby girl. Besides, they

shirt from her closet. “I’ll go down as soon as I get changed. Go

“Okay!”

away, “Scott, Stellan, we’re going out to play.

upon hearing the

could already make them happy. She hoped that her babies would

mall she often hung out in when she was

car?” Scott asked gravely

pile of metal was a hazard, and even more

away thoughtfully, not daring to tell the truth. “It’s the

to you. You

and she should treat them to a meal or something because she absolutely loved this car. It