Rather than stopping them, the housekeeper merely chuckled approvingly at the rambunctious two. After they had disappeared into the house, she turned to Natalie and welcomed her warmly, saying, “Ms. Smith! You’re here.”

Natalie flashed a friendly grin at the housekeeper in return. “Is Ms. Mackenzie home?” she asked.

“Yes, she’s entertaining guests today,” the housekeeper replied. She then looked curiously at Shane, who was standing beside Natalie.

Natalie smiled. Holding onto Shane’s arm, she announced, “This is my boyfriend, Shane.”

“Hello, Mr. Shane,” the housekeeper politely greeted.

“Hello.” Shane gave her a slight nod.

The housekeeper turned back to Natalie, then exclaimed, “This is wonderful! If Ms. Mackenzie were to meet Shane, she’d certainly be overjoyed.”

“Why?” Shane inquired, raising an eyebrow.

The housekeeper beamed at him. “Ms. Mackenzie has always thought that Ms. Smith’s life was a little too barren of romance. That lack of experience was rather apparent in her designs. She’s been longing for her to experience love in the hope that it’d translate into her work.”

“Oh?” Shane narrowed his eyes, examining Natalie’s face, which was now crimson with embarrassment. “Have you really never been in a relationship before?”

 

mumbled an inaudible

too ashamed to admit that she, a grown woman of twenty-six years of

 

slightly. He seemed

thought struck Shane, and his face grew grave

in love, how did Sharon and Connor come

long, hard look at Natalie’s lovely face as if he could find the answer to

with nothing but Natalie’s

on my face?” Natalie asked self-consciously as she

quickly averted his gaze, then said

“Oh,” Natalie answered hesitantly.

inadvertent awkwardness that

passed through the same door the twins had raced through earlier and

them toward the sofa and poured them glasses of water. “Please have a seat. I’ll let Ms. Mackenzie know

then dutifully proceeded upstairs in the direction of

interest. Frowning, he

ever since they disappeared behind the door as if

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