‘Maybe it’s the romance novel. It’s a story about a babysitter who sits for a widower. They fall in love, of course, and the sex is hot…’ He... hand traced across her thigh, as her other leg lifted as she leaned into me more. ‘It is a fantasy of probably every college girl. To have a husband and a son, but not really have any of the responsibility. You know, just to play. Like, for me to pretend that we’re married, that we just put our son down for a nap.’ I sat there, a lump in my throat, hands. As soon as they had dropped out of light drive, Annabelle messaged her parents saying they were back and they’d be at the ranch soon.Everyone was eager to get back to the ranch, so Maren made sure the shuttle was ready as soon as the Poseidon was in orbit, but because of its size it was still quite a bit further out than the Embassy was.The flight to the ranch seemed to take forever, even though in actuality it took about 15 minutes. Maren landed the shuttle on the roof of the visitor centre,. Ich schaute gleich in den Computer und suchte das Ersatzteil. Wir hatten es nicht auf Lager und beim Bestellen sah ich, dass es zwei Tage dauern würde, bis es hier sein würde. Ich ging wieder zurück zur Kundin.Sie hatte sich inzwischen den Mantel ausgezogen und war vertieft in eine Zeitschrift. Was ich sah, gefiel mir. Sie trug ein blaues Kleid. Wobei es nur knapp bis zu den Knien ging. Mehr konnte ich nicht sehen, dass die Zeitschrift davor war.„Frau Schöne“ sie schaute zur mir „wir haben den. I didn’t understand. I didn’t understand how I’d misread the situation so badly. Had I made things worse between the sisters? That would be terrible. I was nothing but a meddler and all my meddling had been a disaster. Little Miss Hand Grenade had blown up and left Melissa with a scratched neck and bruised ribs. Who knew how badly Laura was hurt.A bit of my brain registered that the roll call had reached my name. Numbly I raised one arm and held it up until the next name was called. Then I.