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Chapter 22: DELIGHTFUL: NOAH

"Are we in the enchanted forest, Aunt Maggie?" The sweetest little voice asked. She was delightful.

"No, Molly." Maggie chuckled. "We're just having dinner at a friend's place."

"Does he live in the woods?"

I stepped out to where they could see me and smiled warmly towards Maggie. My heart sped up when I saw her, and I glanced down at the cutest little girl with waist length blonde hair. She stared up at me with huge wide eyes. I crouched in front of her. "Hey, I'm your Aunt Maggie's friend, Noah, and no, I don't live here. But my parents do. Would you like to come with me and meet them?" I said, interrupting before Maggie could respond.

I studied Maggie intently, watching her cast a glance up at the imposing building of the house and how her eyebrow raised as she glanced around the heavy oak paneled walls until her gaze landed on the staircase. Her head turned to the right and tilted as she scanned the sweeping marble staircase.