Maybe the picture had been in a Christmas card that everyone in the office but her had gotten, and she was in someone else’s apartment right now. S...e slowly crept to the door and eased it open, listening for any sounds before sticking her head out into the next room. There on the couch, fast asleep, was Ben. He was still wearing his suit from the night before, his jacket tucked under his head and his glasses lying on his chest. Julia stared at him for a minute before backing into the bedroom. Carla babysat for the kids for a few years when she was in high school and we've been friends ever since. I love her like she was my own. That's my story.”Carla glanced at me and took a deep breath. She looked out the window and then took a gulp of coffee. She looked down at her plate and glanced back at me. She bit her lower lip and it looked like she was wanting to say something but was hesitating.Betty turned to her and narrowed her eyes. “Okay, out with it. I can see something's going on. "I'm a fairy princess," holding out the skirt of herdress."Yes you are, a very beautiful fairy princess," tickling her as shegiggled with excitement.Sitting her on my lap, her smile couldn't get any bigger as she watchedme carefully painting her tiny nails, all this time Noah had sat quietlyreading a book, looking over to him, his concentration now seemed morefocused on what me and Emily were doing than his book."Are you ok Noah?"He didn't answer, quietly nodded his head and went back to his. Normally I'm not a nosey person; I tend to mind my own business, but I just happened to be looking out the window as the car pulled up and I found myself looking at one of the most beautiful faces I had ever seen. Our eyes met and for a brief instant I could read her facial expression - it said, plain as day, "What the fuck are you looking at."I went back to sipping my coffee, but a minute or so later I picked up some movement out of the corner of my eye and I looked out the window to see the.