Corinne felt like her nerve had been struck when she heard what Francine said.

She narrowed her eyes at the balloon seller again.

The balloon seller was out of sight by then, but she could still see the balloons flying high above the mansion walls.

“Corinne, I gotta run. Bye,” said Francine in a hurry.

Corinne snapped out of her trance. “Are you going out on a date with Chester?”

she asked with a smile.

Francine turned bright red. She was too shy to admit it, so she stammered, “I…

I’m just going out for dinner… Bye!”

sped away in her high

and turned to go back

asked cutely, “Mommy, is Aunt Francine

at her and laughed. “Yes, your Aunt Francine is going out on a date. You’ll probably have a

man that had a picnic with

little genius. Nothing gets past you, huh?” said Corinne, squatting down to

said, “Mommy, even Aunt Francine has a boyfriend

I don’t need a boyfriend when I have

or you’re going to feel

Christine into a tight embrace. “No, darling, I won’t. I have you and your brothers,

“That’s different! All the kids in my class have both mommies and daddies, so I hope

a little taken aback, not because her youngest daughter was worried about her lifelong happiness but because she worried Christine would feel left

of every parent in

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