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"I knoever, Bonnie has really one Alicethe cat with us Can you?" She stared down at the

Mrs Dobson sighed "The child does dote on Justin We'll survive this, I suppose But please keep that cat out ofthem stuck all over her fur"

Megan laughed

"It's not funny"

Megan stifled her humor "I suppose not" She walked over to Alice and picked her up Wide green eyes gazed back innocently "Stop getting into everything"

Alice snuggled into Megan's aran shook her head To be honest, she liked having thehours Like Bonnie, she, too, one four days, but it felt like a month Probably because they hadn't spoken before he'd left that

"I'an" Bonnie puffed out her lower lip "I'll clean it all up myself"

"That's a big job It's probably going to take all afternoon"

Bonnie nodded, dejected "Aet a whip-pin'?"

Megan's chest tightened The girl always asked the saan wished she could go out to Mrs Jarvis's far of her own How dare she treat this little girl so badly? And Bonnie'sto her own child

Megan set Alice on the counter by the spilled buttons, then touched Bonnie's face It wasn't fair to judge Laurie Megan didn't knowwohter Perhaps she'd done the best she could