At this, Sharon blinked as though seeking confirmation.

Thus, Connor nodded solemnly.

Meanwhile, Natalie stifled a smile behind her hand.

Sure enough, it takes a kid to handle another kid best!

Sharon finally believed Connor, and her eyes drooped in disappointment.

At long last, Connor dropped his hand from her mouth. “Let’s go. I’ve got a lollipop in the room, and I’ll give it to you.”

“Yay!” Sharon clapped her tiny hands exuberantly.

The two children then went to their rooms hand in hand.

When silence again reigned in the living room, Natalie turned and looked at Shane. “Mr. Shane…”

“You’re still calling me Mr. Shane?” Quirking an eyebrow, Shane stared at her with a half-smile playing on his lips.

 

Choking, Natalie instantly realized that it was indeed rather inappropriate for her to be addressing him as Mr. Shane since she was now dating him.

That’s too distant and doesn’t sound as though we’re lovers. But how should I address him, then?

 

Natalie mulled it over for some time. Then, she inhaled deeply and mustered all her courage to murmur out a single word

response, Shane gently murmured

address you thus

“Sure.” Shane nodded.

breathed a sigh of relief. She was just about to say something when the

to open the door after pointing

was standing outside while grinning from ear to ear. “Ms. Smith, I’m here to look for Mr. Shane. Mrs. Wilson said that he’s

cast his

then twisted her body sideways and allowed him entry. “Come on in. Shane is

something was off. All at once, his eyes bugged. “What did

didn’t fail me, she called him

be surprised at her new address

Ha! I knew it!

“You’re now

nodded slightly before handing

the slippers, he followed her to the living room in

brew some tea in the kitchen.” After Natalie said that, she pivoted and

over to the sofa and congratulated the man who was

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