Craig was never one to make promises about the future.

That didn't mean he wanted Aurora to lower her living standards because of him.

She was still his princess, his gem.

He'd figure out how to give her all the things she loved, be it her favorite foods, drinks, or pastimes.

"Jealous because I was talking to Duncan?" Aurora teased, her eyes curving into a smile, "Oh, come on, not everyone who approaches me is genuinely interested. A lot of them are just trying to get a foot in the door with the Lopez Corporation." "Oh."

"Still jealous?"

"Not jealous."

She tilted her head back, mimicking him, "Not-jealous! Yeah, right, not jealous, I got it."

Aurora chuckled, "Can I stay over at your place tonight?"

Craig paused, "Why?"

"I'm scared to be alone at home! Plus, now that we've got the place, we could talk about how to decorate it tonight!"

decorating

you're okay with

"Nope, not until

Aurora almost wanted to punch him, "You sound just

...

about kids with Miles, Felicity found herself lying in bed one night, suddenly picturing

geek would surely teach his kids how to

imagining Miles, with his eyes lowered, patiently guiding a child, she had to admit it was an

Such a warm scene.

still drawn to

bother with him again, but then she'd catch him giving her

what am I

towel she'd hung up to dry, and headed

in front of the mirror,

for a scalp massage, her gaze inadvertently catching a small

was where she

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an embarrassing situation at school when her period arrived unexpectedly, staining her skirt, Felicity had gotten into the habit of keeping

departure of her period, double-checking with a mobile app to

saw the last entry made before she returned to the

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