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,

Jessie smiled in response.

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

attentive, his respectful distance

his magazine and remarked, “We

her hand, and together they went downstairs to a

Jeslyn, allowing Albert and Jessie to discuss

visit my mom,”

considered, and then asked, “You don’t seem to

Albert smiled gently.

to

few times during the holidays is

Jessie nodded in understanding.

quite familiar with Helen, Albert’s mother, who frequented

Helen, but she

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