"Yeah, back again." She remembered the first time she set foot in this place, neck craning and heart thumping, all she could think was, "It is so nice to be rich!" Back then, she was even envious of someone who could catch Everett's eyes.

And now, it turned out she was envying herself.

Hand in hand with Everett, she entered the house, where Abigail and Langston were already in a wild play-fight and having toys scattered everywhere.

Dorothy's face went through a quick change of colors as she scolded, "You two, clean this mess up, now!" Because Everett was bit of a neat freak.

She didn’t even dare to glance at Everett, imagining just how sour his expression must be as he saw his own home being messed up like that.

Instinctively, Dorothy kicked off her shoes and hurried to join the cleanup.

But suddenly, her wrist was caught in a warm, firm grip.

stared at him, baffled, "But this..." "I like watching them play." There wasn't a hint of disgust in Everett's eyes, only a pure joy

How wonderful that was.

a home should feel

She had a hunch that he was going to be

not a hunch. It's already happening! When she saw the toys and play forts Everett had

pretty spacious indeed. He would even try to fit a whole roller coaster in here if he could, right? "Everett, you're really overdoing it," she says, pointing to the miniature carousel behind the play fort, "Langston won't even ride this. Only Abigail likes it." There was no need to bring that home, surely! They could just go to an amusement park! Everett, however, didn't agree, "That space would be empty otherwise, and the equipment was a bargain." Dorothy looked up at him and after a long pause, she could only remark, "Hmm, what isn't cheap in your eyes?" "You." Everett peppered kisses on her forehead, "I'd give everything I have, and it still wouldn't be enough to buy you." Dorothy was still not quite used to his sudden bursts of romance, but a large part of the gloom from their visit to Kenneth's place had

here!" Abigail's excitement

a pink room and going past the jungle of play fort toys, they came upon the princess room Everett had

had put his heart

cleared out his own library

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