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.

...

she'd thought was just a little stomach bug had turned into a dizzy, can't-get-up

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

Miles could concentrate on work anyway. He'd been sneaking out at dawn, signing whatever documents absolutely needed his attention at the office, then

want to go to the hospital..." Felicity mumbled, her voice

If you said the wrong thing, she'd get all teary-eyed, blinking up at you with a

gently into a hug, rubbing her back. "Okay, okay, we don't have to go. How about I get the doctor to come here, just to take

get poked. Needles hurt..."

of hair off her forehead and giving her a light tap. "Don't be silly! Come on, just

a

while to calm her down, and then he left to call the doctor. Not long after, Dorothy showed up, driving over

rough?" Dorothy asked the second she

admitted, looking more exhausted than Felicity by now. There were dark circles under his eyes

let's get the doctor in there pronto!" Dorothy said, ushering the doctor

rolled up her sleeves and prepared the supplies, Felicity piped

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