"Lets see what dad's got," Cooper's voice reminded me I was no longer alone in my head. We wore the same sized shoe four years ago."We all here?" I as...ed silently. "Yes!" came the sounds of both mine and Cooper's voices in my head, sounding rather enthusiastic.There were some low top deck shoes that would be better for a little light jogging in than my hiking boots. The new casual shoes I'd bought the day before would not have worked at all, so I tried them on, and they did seem to fit, at. We raced up the stairs to her floor, not even taking the time to wait for the elevator. We went to her door. As she fumbled for her card key, the maid rounded the corner carrying a tray of ice and bottles of water.“Oh, can I take this from you?” I asked. I was very thirsty from the drinks and the wild ride over.“Yes, you can.”“Thank you.” We both giggled as we entered the room with me carrying the tray of water and ice. I put down the tray on the nightstand next to the bed. I started taking my. I merely staked my claim and set the courtship pricebeyond anything anyone else could afford." Oh crap, Donnie, I'm sorry. Momma said. I was going on half rememberedCustoms." You mean we aren't married?" No not yet my love. But in three years we will be," he promised."Can we still practice?" After your spanking if you feel up to it."With a giggle I pulled my wooden ruler out of my purse and handed it tohim. "This one stings rather nicely," I kissed his cheek and made a showof teasing as I. “I thought I might do a bit of cleaning for you, that’s all.” Helen said, quirking an eyebrow in puzzlement.Jason was confused - had she actually read what the box said? Maybe he had stopped her just in time.“You don’t need to do that.” Jason said, quickly stowing the card and then closing the box. “I don’t want you going through my things. Understand?”“Of course, Jason.” Helen said calmly. “If that’s what you want.”“Good.” Jason said, sighing in relief.His mother reached out and cupped his.