Jessie attempted to rise, suggesting they head downstairs, but Albert playfully suggested, “Stay here for a moment.

I’ll bring the food up so you don’t have to change.

Jessie, asserting herself with a gentle firmness, refused.

She bit her lower lip and explained, “This isn’t right.

I need to be responsible at home too.

How can I maintain authority if we ignore our duties?”

Albert was pleasantly surprised by Jessie’s readiness to help manage the household staff.

It touched him deeply, reinforcing his feeling of finally having a true home after years of uncertainty.

He was grateful that the person he loved was willing to nurture this home with him.

appreciation subtly, tapping her nose

Jessie smiled in response.

Albert sat on the sofa, absorbed in a magazine, giving her

his respectful distance today struck

his magazine and remarked, “We have ample

together they went

Albert and Jessie

the afternoon, let’s visit

don’t seem to visit

Albert smiled gently.

to her

a few times during the

Jessie nodded in understanding.

with Helen, Albert’s mother,

a depth to Helen, but she respected her privacy

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