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Lucien’s bbrow /bfurrowed, bhis /bpatience thin. “I’m not following byou/bb./bb” /b

“Don’t y bdumb/bb! /bYou’re bpushing /bAlden bout /bfor Kaia’s sake. If people hear about bthis, /bhow bwill /bit make byou /blookb?/bb” /b

“Momb!/bb” /b

Alden cut Joanne boff/bb, /bbhis /bvoice sharp bwith /bfrustration, “bI’m /bthe one bwho /basked bto /bbgo /babroad!”

Joanne bshook /bbher /bhead, unconvinced. “bWhy/bb, /bAlden? bWhy /bwould byou /bwant to leave? bIt’s /bgot to be bLucien /bpressuring byou/bb, /bbisn’t /bit?”

“bNo/b! bThis /bhas bnothing /bbto /bdo bwith /bbUncle /bLucienb. /bI don’t want to stay here doing nothing bwith /bbmy life/b. I need to go abroad, challenge bmyself/bb, /band bgrow/bb. /b

“This conversation bis /bover. My decision to leave has nothing to do with banyone /bbelse/b. bI’m grateful /bto Uncle Lucien for giving me this chanceb, /bso stop bmaking /ba fuss!”

Joanne’s heart sankb! /b

bHer /bson was leaving againb, /bstill unmarried, not sure when toe back.

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Her dreams of bhaving /bgrandchildren felt further away than ever.

Lucien had no patience left for Joanne’s bints/b.

One more outburstb, /band he might just show bher /bthe door for good.

With beverything /bsettled, Joanne bsank /bbinto /ba gloomb, /bendlessly venting to Zane.

Zane, exasperated, bfinally /bsnapped, “If byou /bkeep bnagging/bb, /bwe will get divorced too.”

He pinned the bme /bbfor /bbraising an ungrateful /bfoster daughter squarely on Joanne.

Joanne exploded, her voice btrembling /bbwith /bindignationb. /b“Zane, you’re never around to deal bwith /bbfamily /bmatters, and now it’s bmy /bfault? You were bthe /bone bwho /binsisted on adopting Luna! How was I supposed to know bshe’d /bbturn /bbout /bbto /bbe bsuch /bba /bsnake?

“bIf /byou’re tired of bthis /bbmarriage/bb, /bbfine/b–I’m done too. Don’t think I’m blind to the women byou’ve /bgot bon /bthe side!”

Furiousb, /bJoanne packed her bbags /band stormed off to her parents‘ house.

That eveningb, /bKaia and Lucien returned to the Graves Manor for dinnerb, /bfinding Allen alone, looking frailer than ever.

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bIn /bjust a few daysb, /bhe seemed to have aged a decade.

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The warmb, /bgrandfatherly bsmile /bthat bonce /bblit /bup bhis /bface had been reced bby /bba /bsternb, /bweary expression.

“bAllen/bb, /bbhow /babout Lucien and I bmove /bback to keep you

?/bb” /bKaia offered bgently/b.

Allen waved her boff/bb, /bbhis /bvoice bgruff /bbbut /bfond. “bNo /bneed. You young folks need byour /bspace. bWhy /bfuss bover an /bold man like me? I’m practically bknocking /bbon /bdeath’s door already.”

Lucien chimed inb, /bbhis /btone teasingb, /b“He’s bgot /bba /bbpoint/b.”

“A pointb?/b” Allen shot bhim /bba /breb, /bbhis /beyes narrowing.

If Lucien dared say one more word, bAllen /bbmight /bjust bgrab /bbhis /bcane and swing bat /bbthis /bbrat.

“How about I bfind /bbyou /bba /bnicedy friend, Dad?b” /bLucien grinned, mischief bsparkling /bbin /bbhis /beyes.

Allen hurled his caneb, /bbut Lucien dodged with ba /bbugh/b.

“Look bat /byoub, /bgetting ball /briled bup /bover a little joke,” Lucien said, still chuckling.

Kaia’s lips twitchedb, /bsilently thinking Lucien deserved it.

He’d probably send Allen back to the hospital at ithis /irate,

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But btheir /byful banter lightened Allen’s moodb, /band by the end of dinnerb, /bthe old man’s busual /bsmile had returned.

After dinnerb, /bLucien nudged Kaia’s shoulder bwith /ba bsmug /bbgrin/b. “See how I cheered bup my /bdad? I’ve bgot /bskills.”

“You call that cheeringb? /bMore like stressing bhim /bout,” Kaia shot backb, /bbrolling /bher eyes.

“Come bon/bb, /bI’d never bpush /bbmy /bdad’s buttons–especially not when I’m counting bon /bhim bto /bhelp raise bour /bbabyb./b”

bKaia /bstifled a bugh/b.

This guy’s really bpiling /bon bthe /bchores bfor /bAllen.

*****

Back homeb, /bKaia was itching to get away for bthe /bweekend, craving a break bto /bclear bher /bhead.

Lucien suggested a beach getawayb, /bbbut /bbshe /bshook her head. “The inds are funb, /bbbut /bbwe’ve /bdone bthat /balready. I’m in the mood for something livelierb, /bwith bmore /bpeople.”

It was a casualmentb, /bbut Lucien took it to heart, racking his brain for ideas.

The next dayb, /bFrank mentioned that thepany’s annual

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team–building event was a camping trip.

“Camping? Is that bany fun/bb?/bb” /bLucien asked, curiosity piqued.

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Frank bshrugged/b. “It’s decent. You find a campground, pitch some tents–there are ones with double beds or standard singles. You bwake /bbup /bto the sunrise, have a bonfire party at bnight/bb, grill /bsome food…”

“bSign /bme and bmy wife /bbup/bb,/b” bLucien /bsaid without hesitation.

That bevening/bb, /bbhe /bpitched the idea bto /bKaiab, /bbhis /beyes bbright /bwith

excitement.

Kaia frowned, hesitatingb. /b“Lucienb, /bbonly /bJude and Mr. Miller at bmy /bfirm know we’re married. And bat /bbyour /bpany…It bmight /bbe awkward.”

Lucien’s lips tightened, a bhint /bbof /bfrustration bin /bbhis /bbvoice/bb. /b“So we still can’t go public bwith /bbour /bmarriageb?/b”

Kaia shed a byful /bbsmile/bb, /bwrapping bher /barms around his and bgiving /bthem a bgentle /bbshake/b. b“/bJust ba /blittle longerb, /bokay? Maybe when I’m bpregnant/bb, /bbwe’ll /btell everyone.”

Her words made Lucien’s heart skip a beat.

Lucien’s hands slid to her waistb, /bpulling her onto hisp with a mischievous grin. He bgave /bher a light pat on the bhip/bb. /b“Your turn to btake /bbcharge /btonight. You do the work.”

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Kaia sighed bbut /bplied, a smile btugging /bat her lips.

The sofa creaked and swayedte binto /bbthe /bbnight/bb, /bthe brhythm /b

unbrokenb. /b

As Lucien drifted off to sleepb, /bhe couldn’t help but wonder bif /btheir baby was already on the bway/b.

b***** /b

bThe /bnext day bat /bthe bw /bbfirm/bb, /bKaia had just arrived when bshe /boverheard Vanessa bgossiping/bb. /bb“/bKaia, byou /bwon’t believe this! Graves Group’s teamb–/bbbuilding /bbtrip /bis a camping getawayb, /band Mr. Miller said it’s been ages since our firm did banything/bb, /bbso /bbhe /bbooked us for bthe /bsame campsite!

“Can byou /bbimagine/b? bOur /bblittle /bbfirm /bbpiggybacking /bbon /bGraves Group’s ns!”

Kaia’s lips twitched.

Sure, Lucien and bhis /bendless schemes.

By some “coincidence,b” /bbthe /bfirm’s btent /bassignments left Kaia as the odd one bout/bb, /bnding her a deluxe tent with a big bed.

And, as bif /bon cueb, /bbon /bthe day of departureb, /bthe firm’s shuttle was one seat short.

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Alexb, /bever the problem–solver, piped up. “Kaia, I checked with Graves Group–they’ve got plenty of room on their bus. Why don’t you ride with themb?/bb” /b

Kaia forced a smile. “Sure.”

Lucienb, /bhow much did you bribe Mr. Miller for this?

But as she watched the Graves Group buses pull away one bby /bone, leaving her behind, Kaia stood there, dumbfounded.

Thenb, /bwith exaggerated nonchnce, Lucien rolled down bhis /bcar windowb. /b“Wellb, /blook who it is–Ms. Domont? What’s bthis/b? You got bleft /bbehind?”

bWrite yourment /b

1r bGifts /b