Aurora had already set some ground rules with the nanny: absolutely no taking Elijah to deserted areas, period.

She was so swamped with stuff at the art studio most days, she couldn't really spend as much time with her son as she'd like. So, she figured the best thing she could do was try to head off any potentially dangerous situations before they even started.

"Okay, good! If you ever feel like it's too much to handle Elijah on your own, I can always hire a security guard to help out," Aurora offered.

"That won't be necessary right now. But if I do need help, I'll let you know," the nanny replied.

Aurora nodded, though her gaze drifted out the window to the big house across the street that was still under renovation.

She thought to herself that when the new neighbors finally moved in, she should probably be the first to go over and say hi.

After all, as the old saying goes, "Good fences make good neighbors." Aurora always believed it was important to have a good relationship with the folks next door.

...

it—she'd been stuck in bed for days! What she'd thought was just a little stomach bug had turned

Miles asked, worry lining his face. "Felicity, maybe we should go back

dawn, signing whatever documents

I don't want to go to the hospital..." Felicity mumbled, her voice

you said the wrong thing,

about I

poked. Needles hurt..." she protested,

light tap. "Don't be silly! Come on, just a quick pinch, and then I'll stop worrying. You can whine all you want about everything

a second, then finally

took Miles a while to calm her down, and then he left to call the doctor. Not long after, Dorothy showed

Dorothy

exhausted than Felicity by now. There were dark circles under his eyes that hadn't

in there pronto!" Dorothy said, ushering the doctor toward Felicity's room, medical

doctor rolled up her sleeves and prepared the supplies, Felicity piped up, "Ms. Sanchez, Miles can you guys wait

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